Staff Backend Engineer (New Game)

1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Lead
Software Development
Fortis Games

Fortis Games

Fortis Games focuses on developing engaging and meaningful gaming experiences that foster collaboration, challenge players intellectually, and build strong community connections.

Internet Software & Services
251-1K

Description

  • Develop game features from prototype through live operations while maintaining quality and stability across the full lifecycle.
  • Design, implement, and support scalable CI/CD pipelines for development and deployment.
  • Profile and analyze backend systems to identify and resolve complex bugs and performance issues.
  • Perform backend load testing to validate infrastructure performance at scale and during peak player activity.
  • Collaborate with client-side engineers to build secure, server-authoritative gameplay systems.
  • Build and maintain DevOps workflows in a cloud environment, primarily using AWS services.
  • Create clear technical documentation to communicate design decisions and architecture to the broader team.
  • Contribute to studio-wide engineering standards, guidelines, and code quality practices.

Requirements

  • Extensive software engineering experience in the games industry or with large-scale, real-time, low-latency systems.
  • Strong track record of delivering high-quality solutions.
  • Hands-on experience developing backend services for real-time multiplayer Unity games or streaming solutions using C# and .NET is strongly preferred.
  • Solid background in building multi-service backends using AWS cloud infrastructure and tools.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.
  • Collaborative mindset with experience working on cross-discipline teams alongside designers, artists, and engineers.
  • Self-motivated and detail-oriented, with initiative in dynamic, entrepreneurial settings.
  • Firm grasp of game mechanics and systems design, and how technical choices affect player experience.
  • Fluent in English with clear written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to have a big impact on products and the overall direction of an early-stage company.
  • Work with a leadership team of game industry veterans and a highly talented cross-functional team.
  • Join a company focused on diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusive community-building.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer status with consideration for qualified applicants without discrimination.
  • Opportunity to build and grow in a thriving environment that values professional growth and belonging.

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