Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Game Backend Services Engineer with a passion for creating stable and efficient systems for live games. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of experience to our team, focusing on the design, implementation, and maintenance of our game backend services. You will play a crucial role in writing scalable and resilient code capable of managing heavy loads, as well as monitoring system health, developing new features, and ensuring seamless gameplay experiences. Collaboration with cross-functional teams will be routine to meet evolving game requirements. Additionally, familiarity with and experience in using Large Language Models (LLMs) for various applications will be highly regarded.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and deploy robust backend services tailored to live gaming environments.
- Develop high-quality code that can sustain high traffic scenarios.
- Oversee the operational health of live systems, ensuring optimal up-time.
- Innovate and implement new features to enhance game functionality.
- Resolve technical challenges within the production environment and on live systems.
- Work closely with game development teams to define technical specifications and requirements.
- Create and manage tools to monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot system performance issues.
- Design systems to be fail-safe and capable of minimal downtime during maintenance.
- Conduct functional and load testing to validate system resilience and efficiency.
- Leverage LLMs where applicable to improve system operations and user experiences.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in backend system development.
- Mastery of Python and C++ programming languages.
- Profound knowledge of distributed system design and practical implementation experience.
- Experience with creating and managing systems with high availability and throughput.
- Previous participation in the full cycle of development and maintenance of projects in production.
- Strong communication skills for effective teamwork and requirement discussions.
- Experience with functional and load testing methodologies.
- Proficient with database design and Linux infrastructures.
- Candidates with experience in utilizing LLMs (Large Language Models) will be given precedence.
- Experience with public cloud services is a plus.
