Proven experience writing server backend code Proficient in C++ and understanding of object-oriented programming Proficient in Python, PHP, Perl, or Ruby, with an emphasis on Python Understanding of distributed and scalable systems Experience with multithreaded programming BSCS or equivalent experience Experience writing code for security and virtual currency transactions (plus) Experience optimizing database connections and queries (plus) Experience with online gaming architecture (plus) Knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or other) Videogame console development experience (helpful) Love for video games