Job description for Senior Backend Engineer at AccelByte Inc
Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field of study.
- AAA game studio experience.
- Working knowledge of Linux.
- 5+ years of professional experience working with backend systems using Go, Java, or a similar server-side language.
- Extensive experience designing and developing backend services and APIs in production environments.
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
- Experience building microservices and cloud applications using AWS or another public cloud provider.
- Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, performance, and backend architecture.
- Experience building highly scalable services serving large numbers of users.
- Strong understanding of security and backend engineering best practices.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Experience working with clients or external stakeholders in a technical capacity.
- Ability to adapt quickly to new codebases, technologies, requirements, and development environments
- Comfortable working in an agile environment with distributed teams and tight deadlines.
- Proficiency in using AI coding assistants is required.
Job Description:
- Work directly with clients to understand requirements and translate them into effective backend solutions.
- Design, develop, and improve scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-efficient backend services.
- Collaborate closely with client engineering teams and internal cross-functional teams to deliver projects effectively.
- Quickly understand and work with existing codebases, architectures, and technologies.
- Take ownership of significant backend components and technical workstreams.
- Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations clearly to clients and stakeholders.
- Troubleshoot complex backend and production issues and drive them through to resolution.
- Promote engineering best practices and provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
- Contribute to technical designs, documentation, and other engineering initiatives.
- Lead a team or technical workstream when called upon.
