Backend Engineer (Erlang) at thatgamecompany - Remote - US | $90,000 - $130,000

Backend Engineer (Erlang)

Remote – US and Canada only

For Sky: Children of the Light, thatgamecompany has developed a real-time, multiplayer game server system capable of handling a massive amount of concurrent users. Providing a reliable and low latency experience for our players is a priority. We build, test, and maintain systems for account and login, resource scaling, seamless matchmaking, and live updates. We need your help developing and scaling these mission critical systems so that we can continue providing impactful multiplayer experiences to people around the globe. If this sounds interesting to you, get in touch!On any given day at TGC, you might:

Interface with our game team to plan out new or exiting backend features
Create and maintain high volume Erlang/Golang supporting backend services
Monitor and diagnose problems in the live environment, fixing them in a timely manner
Keep improving our backend architecture and development workflow to deliver the optimal experience to the player, as well as benefit everyone in the studio
Help guide future multiplayer technology, systems, and architecture design

You should:

Have 3+ years experience working on the back-end for an MMO or high-volume, low-latency web services
Be fluent in Erlang
Be comfortable working with game client teams to support network communication
Be comfortable integrating with external backend services via various protocols
Be familiar with creating unit tests, stress tests, and integration tests
Be proficient debugging in network environments
Be proficient in Linux

It would be great if you also:

Have experience with AWS or GCP
Have experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker
Have experience with bare metal deployment
Have experience with both relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)

We look forward to meeting you!

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