Senior Backend Software Engineer (Java)

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

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer (Java), you design, implement, and maintain software systems that accomplish a given goal. You discover requirements and guide other engineers collaborating in an area and do exemplary work on complicated problems.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

The Senior Backend Software Engineer (Java) is accountable for the following functions and responsibilities:

• Review and provide feedback on your coworkers’ changes
• Investigate complicated issues to root cause and design better solutions
• Design and develop software systems to accomplish a given goal
• Write code comments, change descriptions and documentation so others can maintain your work
• Design testing approaches that validate complicated systems
• Learn from operational incidents and make long-term mitigations
• Train and mentor less experienced engineers
• Set direction for other engineers
• Model standards for engineering excellence
• Break ground on new projects
• Discover requirements by working with PMs and stakeholders
• Perform interviews for Software Engineer candidates
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Experience Required:

• Specializes in distributed systems, experience with technologies like AWS, GoLang, Java, and databases
• At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience with multiple software product life cycles
• Expertise with multiple languages and technologies
• Expertise in applying algorithms, data structures, and network protocols
• Proficiency in written and verbal English language to succeed in a remote work environment
• Flexibility to adjust to working routines/schedules, as required, to meet the needs of the company and the expectations of customers 
• Professional experience at a AAA game studio or a mature software product company preferred
• Professional experience creating cloud platforms or web products preferred
• Experience working in a multinational technology startup is a big plus

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.

Please visit our career page for a complete listing of our open positions https://accelbyte.io/career