Senior Backend Engineer, SplashDamage

• Communicating ideas, intent and constraints to both technical and non-technical team members
• Working across disciplines to solve difficult problems in a fast-moving, highly collaborative team
• Breaking down your work into measurable and achievable tasks
• Taking ownership of features and autonomously driving them to completion
• Writing clear, maintainable and reliable code and documentation
• Proficiency in one or more backend-related programming languages (Go preferred) and associated technologies
• Proven experience as a backend engineer, with a strong track record of designing and implementing systems to be deployed in a live and high-traffic environment
• Solid understanding of API design, database technologies (relational and non-relational), and deployment pipelines
• Strong practical knowledge of distributed services and scalable architectures
• Knowledge of Linux fundamentals
• Good experience writing tests at all levels and producing clear documentation targeted for different technical audiences

Desirable

• As a Senior Backend Engineer you will work within game feature teams, collaborating closely with other disciplines such as online services, design, gameplay and UI, to create backend services which drive game features such as player accounts, inventories, game sessions, social features and much more.
• With a strong focus on functionality, maintainability, scalability and performance, you will be responsible for owning the architecture and implementation of key features within our cloud-based backend infrastructure