Software Engineer, Server

Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of rooms, or build something new to share with us all! We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Games Server team, to build out new features and help our players connect in more meaningful ways! 

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL: 

• Design, build, implement and maintain significant portions of the backend services, ensuring they are operationally sound
• Work autonomously, solving technical design and development problems
• Collaborate with teams across Rec Room to build great new technology for our players. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience writing production distributed systems or cloud services using C#
• 2+ year(s) experience working with relational databases (i.e., SQL) 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, ambiguous development environments
• A constant desire to learn, improve, and help others improve

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:   

• Knowledge of synchronization techniques in stateless distributed systems, and experience building RESTful API backend services
• Experience with Entity Framework, ASP.NET
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services
• Experience working on backend services for social networks
• Experience with Game Development and Game Engines (preferably Unity)
• Experience with Personalization or Machine Learning 
• Experience with non-relational database/storage technology (i.e., NoSQL, blob storage, etc.)

COMPANY INFO TO KNOW: 

The base pay range for this position is $125,000-170,000 per year; however, the base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, location, skills, and experience. Stock options and, in some cases, a sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. We also offer a full slate of benefits, including flexible vacation, medical, dental vision, life and disability coverage, long-term care insurance, FSA, commuter benefits, a 401(k) plan with company match, and a parental leave program. We also offer some not-so-standard benefits, including equipment, family, and pet care stipends.

Rec Room provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Applicants who are in need of a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@recroom.com. Rec Room will work with each individual to define their application-related needs and to try to accommodate those needs.

Applicants can find our CCPA disclosure notice here.