Staff Software Engineer - Backend - Multiplayer

October 20

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Fortis Games

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video games • games • gaming • social games • interactive entertainment

201 - 500

Description

• Own server-side social products through every step of the development process, from initial design to live game support. • Work closely with game designers, artists and other technical groups to implement multiplayer, chat & moderation. • Lead the Backend Core team for your project. • Design and implement efficient, reusable backend systems that support multiplayer features, chat functionalities, and moderation, ensuring low latency and high availability for seamless player experiences. • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimizing database queries, caching mechanisms, and network communication to maintain smooth and reliable gameplay experiences as user scale increases. • Lead the team in rapidly delivering new features and updates while maintaining code quality and stability, enabling quick adaptation to evolving game and user needs. • Work closely with Product Management and other teams to align technical solutions with product goals, ensuring cohesive and integrated social experiences across different game touchpoints.

Requirements

• Strong skills in Node.js with TypeScript, and experience with AWS services. • Extensive knowledge of relational and non-relational database systems, including optimization for data sharing, read/write operations, and scalability. • Proven track record in supporting live services, especially in gaming environments, ensuring stability and performance. • Proactive, self-directed, and eager to learn, with a passion for building scalable, high-quality software systems that enhance user experience. • Confidence in producing high-quality work, with an understanding of how design decisions impact performance, and an ability to work effectively within distributed teams. • Experience with Unity and mobile game development is strongly preferred. • Passion for all things gaming is strongly preferred.