Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

8+ years experience working on the back-end for an MMO or high-volume, distributed, low-latency web services Fluency in both Erlang/Elixir and Go Strong opinions on network communication, resource scaling, automated deployment, security, reliability, and data tracking/analysis Familiarity with unit tests, stress tests, and integration tests Proficient with Linux, container-native development, CI/CD, GitOps, and debugging Thorough understanding of tradeoffs in building highly available, at-scale backend systems, caching strategies, and distributed systems Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker (nice to have) Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) (nice to have) Familiarity with performant C++ (nice to have)

Design and implement large-scale, highly available backend microservices Monitor system health and respond to failures Improve quality through code reviews, testing, post-mortems, and documentation Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing Work closely with Gameplay, Engine, and Ops teams Design testable, flexible features and systems