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Senior Backend Software Engineer

Happy Hour Games
Singaporefull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Jan 2025

About the role

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for mobile games.
  • Lead technical design, implementation, debugging and optimization of game features.
  • Collaborate with game designers and frontend software engineers for game feature implementation.
  • Identify potential technical risks and provide technical advice for mitigation.
  • Ensure the security and integrity of backend systems and user data.
  • Write clean, maintainable, performant and well-documented code.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve backend-related issues in a timely manner.
  • Collaborate with other senior engineers to establish coding standards, best practices and development processes.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation for code, systems, tools, processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience building backend systems or game services.
  • Experience on cloud computing platforms like AWS, GCP or Azure.
  • Experience with designing, developing scalable, production-ready architecture for large systems from scratch.
  • Experience building high-quality software in languages like Go, Java, Python, Javascript
  • Experience with building RESTful APIs.
  • Solid understanding of game architecture, design patterns, and software engineering principles.
  • Solid understanding of DevOps practices, continuous integration, and deployment pipelines.
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Passion for gaming and a drive to create engaging experiences for players.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience with building backend systems for mobile games.
  • Prior experience in game development.
  • Leadership experience and the ability to mentor junior engineers.

Benefits

  • Well-being and Personal Growth
  • Impactful Work in a Growing Industry
  • Supportive Learning Environment

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