Backend Engineer (Golang)
Rushdown Studios · Saratoga Springs, New York, United States · $90k–$115k
The role
Rushdown Studios seeks an experienced Backend Engineer to build cloud-based microservices and support live game features. The role involves working closely with partners and contributing to a healthy technical culture. This is a hybrid position based in Saratoga Springs, NY.
- Pay
- $90k–$115k
- Location
- Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 3+ yrs
What we know that the posting doesn’t say
- Seen 1 day agostill listed on the employer’s careers page
- Posted 12 days agothe first time we saw it
About Rushdown Studios
Rushdown Studios is a co-dev game studio founded by games industry veterans, focusing on solving difficult problems for multiplayer games.
What you would do
- Prototype and build cloud-based microservices.
- Develop new services and author software design documents.
- Provide general support for live features and releases.
- Work closely with partners and give technical feedback.
- Contribute to a healthy technical culture.
- Partner with designers to iterate on features and optimize player experience.
Must have
- 3 years professional Go experience for high-performance apps.
- 1 year professional C++ experience.
- Ability to dive into a game engine to complete tasks.
- Proficiency with scalable non-relational databases like MongoDB.
- Ability to navigate and integrate with cloud providers like AWS.
- Proactive communication to unblock self and navigate obstacles.
- Willingness to put player experiences first.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with game server scaling and orchestration.
- Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
- Experience with PlayFab, Epic Online Services, or similar.
- Experience integrating Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo APIs.
What you get
- 9 paid holidays plus flexible PTO and winter break closure.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Annual video game budget.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Paid parental leave.
Experience and education
- 3+ years of relevant experience
Key skills
- golang
- c++
- mongodb
- dynamodb
- redis
- aws
- azure
- gcp
- rabbitmq
- kafka
- amazon sqs
- playfab
- epic online services
- steam api
- playstation api
- xbox api
- nintendo api
Founded by games industry veterans, Rushdown was created with a simple philosophy in mind: We believe that when talented developers are consistently challenged and given clear ownership of their work, extraordinary things will happen. As a co-dev game studio, we now focus on solving some of the mos…
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