Sr. Software Engineer
ZwiftAbout the role
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior
Location: Long Beach, CA., Seattle, WA
Zwift is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will work in a full-stack team to deliver features that improve the racing, competition, and training experience in our cross-platform MMORPG game. You will work cross-functionally with designers, producers, engineers, artists, QA, and product managers to build exciting new features and help grow our core gaming experience.
What you’ll do:
- Work on a cross-functional team to deliver exciting game features that span our microservice backend, game client, and admin tooling.
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance, reusable, and reliable code in multiple programming languages and platforms.
- Tackle complex tasks by evaluating tradeoffs and providing recommendations that balance risk with value
- Mentor other engineers through code reviews, technical discussions, and pair programming.
- Identify technical risks and help build mitigation plans.
- Work with engineers and product managers to scope and plan projects.
- Participate in the interview process.
What we're looking for:
- BS/MS in Computer Science and/or relevant technical area.
- 5+ years of software development experience.
- Comfortable mentoring entry-level engineers and participating in technical discussions.
- We mostly use C++ and Java, but there is not specific language requirement
- Strong experience in one of the following: gameplay, game systems, cloud-based microservices, multiplayer gameplay, multi-threading, memory management, and/or profiling.
- Experience with production troubleshooting.
- Tenacity to get things done and enthusiasm for learning in an evolving problem space.
Bonus Points:
- Experience working with Kubernetes and containerization.
- Experience working on an MMO.
- Experience shipping cross-platform apps, especially: iOS, tvOS, Android, Mac, and PC.
- Interest in creating fun experiences around cycling, running, and overall fitness.
How to stand out among the rest:
Your resume/CV is enough to show off your skills, accomplishments, and experience. However, if you choose to include a cover letter introducing us to your awesome personality, we will read that too.
We strongly believe that different backgrounds and ideas are a competitive advantage; we hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Zwift is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by emailing careers@zwift.com.
Zwift, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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