Senior Backend Engineer

Description

About ProbablyMonsters’ Battle Barge Team
Our mission is to create boundless adventures that bring people together. We believe shared experiences build connections and give us a sense of belonging. By involving players in our development process, we build richer and more vibrant worlds that become welcoming places for everyone to gather. We are currently working on an unannounced, original AAA Co-op RPG and warmly welcome those ready to take on new challenges and grow in a highly collaborative and supportive team environment.

THE ROLE:
Our studio is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who is passionate about strong, healthy and collaborative teams that support each other to create the best game experiences. 

*This is a Hybrid role.  The team works in the office 2 days per week so you will need to be located in the Bellevue/Seattle area, or you will need to relocate yourself.  

WHO YOU ARE: 

• You enjoy building things quickly, without sacrificing quality.
• You enjoy enabling your game's multiplayer experiences.
• You understand the networking requirements and challenges involved in creating those experiences.
• You enjoy the scability challenges that come from getting thousands of players to play together online.
• You understand how to design for horizontal scaling in the application layer.
• You are comfortable diagnosing and fixing race conditions that crop up in multi-threaded and distributed systems.
• You know how to design your high concurrency systems to avoid such race conditions.
• You believe that good software design correlates with testability. You carry around a soapbox ready to help spread the word.
• You enjoy working on a smaller team, where your contributions have a large impact. You don't mind swimming outside your lane to get done what needs doing.

WHAT YOU WILL DO: 

• You will help design and implement a scalable and secure game server architecture.
• You will integrate our game client and server with backend service APIs or SDKs to improve existing and enable new functionality.
• You will help identify and eliminate scalability bottlenecks.
• You will help identify and eliminate any security flaws in our networked message flows.
• You will implement backend/server-side features as required by our gameplay needs.
• You will improve our productivity and the stability of our code base through writing unit and integration tests.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

•  You have a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
•  You have 4-5 years of experience.
• You have extensive experience and primarily work in C++.
• You have worked on a shipped software product.  
•  You write and believe in the importance of unit tests.

PREFERRED SKILLS:  

•  Experience with Unreal Engine (and Blueprints).
•  Experience building games in a cross-discipline team environment.
•  Experience running a live service.
•  Proficiency with (or willingness to learn) one or all of C#, Python, and/or JavaScript (read: TypeScript).
•  Knowledge of and respect for Object-Oriented design patterns.

About ProbablyMonsters™  
ProbablyMonsters is a AAA independent video game company that aims to change the way games are made. We unite a diverse roster of development teams in a healthy, rewarding culture. We believe empowered creators build the most engaging games and deliver the best player experiences. 

ProbablyMonsters is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Benefits: 

• We provide a rich benefits package:
  • Medical Coverage - health, dental, and vision paid at 100% for the employee and dependents are subsidized by the Company.
  • Healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life, and AD&D insurance.
  • 401(k) with an annual contribution by the Company.
  • Paid holidays and vacation, bereavement leaves, and parental leave.

 Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part-time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. 

 Compensation: 

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position.
• The full salary range for this position is $147,000 - $221,000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who demonstrate strong performance over time. When an offer is made, many factors are considered, such as your unique experience and skills, where you live, where the work will be performed and what similar jobs pay. 
•  In addition to base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for additional incentives, such as short- and long-term incentives. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.