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 employees

🎮 Gaming

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. •Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimizing database queries, caching mechanisms, and network communication. •Lead the team in rapidly delivering new features and updates while maintaining code quality and stability. •Work closely with Product Management and other teams to align technical solutions with product goals.

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.