Back-End Engineer (Go)

At AccelByte, our mission is to empower game creators by providing them with the backend platform and tools required to make scalable, reliable AAA-quality games. The company was founded in 2016 by industry veterans who have engineered online systems for some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world including Fortnite, Epic Store, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and EA Origin. We are backed by top investors including Softbank, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Galaxy Interactive, NetEase, and Krafton. Our latest Series B funding has firmly solidified our place as a top player in the gaming industry.  AccelByte’s talent has decades of experience building and shipping some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world.

We believe that the best companies empower employees to make decisions, obsess about the best user experience, and are not afraid to make and learn from their mistakes. Our culture is based on humility, openness to feedback, drive, and collaboration, which we feel results in the best performing teams.  As a company that values diversity, inclusion, and employee growth, our employees have opportunities to work with and learn from teams all over the world.  We offer competitive salaries, a full range of health benefits, social activities, career growth opportunities, and an amazing team. Come join us!

Position Summary

In this position, you would be working with clients, primarily game studios, designing, advising, and building the next generation of their online web service platform that is highly scalable, secure, and available using Go and cloud technologies. Some travel is required for this position to client locations.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

The Back-End Engineer (Go) is accountable for the following functions and responsibilities:

• You'll be engaged in designing, developing, deploying, maintaining, and improving high-quality backend services.
• Implement unit and integration tests.
• Collaborate with other engineers and work closely with cross-functional teams (Frontend, SDK, SDET, PM, etc.) in a global environment. 
• Apply design patterns and best practices to produce clean, extensible, testable, and performant code.
• Enhance the functionality of current products by adding or removing certain features.
• Involve in translating product requirements into extensible design. 
• Responsible for doing research for new technologies and tools to enable us to build better solutions.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Qualifications/Experience Required:

• 3+ years in writing GO
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Prior experience developing microservices in the cloud using Go
• Ability to write scalable Go code adhering to the best practices
• Solid security best practices
• Strong computer science and engineering background
• Forward-thinking and up to date on current and emerging architecture patterns
• Able to work with clients under tight deadlines, on distributed teams with fluid requirements
• Flexibility in working with people coming from different timezones

Qualifications/Experience Preferred:

• Knowledge about Java
• Experience in designing and deploying services in AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure for millions of users
• AAA game studio experience
• Knowledge about Linux

AccelByte Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, all qualified candidates and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or disability. Our culture is innovative and inclusive, and we value our people the highest.

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