Senior Platform Engineer, Second Dinner Studios

SDK & Game Integration

$150-195k

+ Equity and performance bonuses

.NET

C++

Unity

REST API

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

More information about location

Independent game development studio

Open for applications

Independent game development studio

101-200 employees

B2CRetailGamingEntertainmentDigital Media

Open for applications

$150-195k

+ Equity and performance bonuses

.NET

C++

Unity

REST API

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

More information about location

101-200 employees

B2CRetailGamingEntertainmentDigital Media

Company mission

To make the most entertaining games in the world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Major contributions to shipped games on mobile, PC, or console platforms
Familiarity with platform-specific requirements (App Store, Google Play, Steam, console platforms)
Understanding of authentication, payment processing, and other platform service domains
Experience with RESTful APIs and other integration patterns
Knowledge of game networking principles and online service architecture
Experience with live service games and their unique integration challenges

What the job involves

Partner with game teams to design and implement clean, efficient integrations between platform services and game clients and servers
Develop elegant and developer-friendly SDKs and tooling that game teams can easily adopt
Collaborate with game teams to understand their needs and ensure platform services meet their requirements
Create integration patterns that optimize for performance, reliability, and developer experience
Document integration approaches and provide support to game development teams
Test and validate platform service implementations within game environments
Work with platform teams to improve APIs and services based on game integration feedback
Ensure consistent functionality across different game engines and platforms
Reporting to the Engineering Lead of Platform Services, you will serve as the crucial bridge between our platform services and game implementations
You'll design and implement elegant integrations that ensure our games leverage platform capabilities while maintaining optimal performance and exceptional user experiences
Your work will directly impact how smoothly our games interact with authentication, accounts, payments, and other essential services across different platforms

Our take

For a long time, the gaming industry was dominated by a small number of studios. In recent years, however, the prevalence of small, independent studios has risen. Second Dinner Studios is one of a crop of new games studios looking to disrupt this ever-growing market.

Second Dinner was founded by a team of former directors, producers and artists from Blizzard Entertainment, one of the biggest names in gaming. This combined expertise, which covers every aspect of the game creation process, has helped the company to gain a solid foothold in the market. In 2022, Second Dinner launched its first game, Marvel SNAP, the end product of a high value partnership with entertainment giant Disney.

The gaming market is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, and Second Dinner's partnership with Marvel, the world's most recognisable franchise, has helped set it apart from the crowd. However, the company has faced pushback over its in-game monetization features. Nonetheless, Second Dinner was quick to remedy these features, displaying impressive agility.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jan 2024

$100m

SERIES B

Jan 2019

$30m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $130m

Company HQ

Irvine, CA

Leadership

Hamilton Chu

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously founded the PFN Group, and was SVP and Executive Producer at Blizzard Entertainment.

Ben Brode

(Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer)

Previously worked as Principal Game Designer and Game Director for Blizzard game Hearthstone.

Jomaro Kindred

(Co-Founder & Art Director)

Previously a Senior Concept Artist at Nerve Software, before joining Blizzard Entertainment as a Senior Concept Artist.

Yong Woo

(Co-Founder & Chief Production Officer)

Previously a Senior Associate at Sapient and Director of Mobile Products at Where LLC. Then served as Production Director for Blizzard Entertainment's Hearthstone.

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