LEAD SERVER ENGINEER
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Posted: October 30, 2015
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We're looking for a creative and experienced LEAD SERVER ENGINEER to join our team in Redwood City, CA, USA.
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Job Description
Engineer
LEAD SERVER ENGINEER
5 -7 years experience
Visa candidates welcome
We put our players first, and we’re looking for the most talented and creative game developers in the world to help us become the world’s #1 mobile gaming company. Mobile is the future of our industry and the future of our company. Our mobile team is growing fast, with 17 exciting studios around the world and a portfolio of blockbuster titles like FIFA, The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Madden, Real Racing, Plants vs. Zombies, and the Sims.
Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication is what makes us tick as we prepare ourselves for massive amounts of growth and an incredible amount of fun. We want to engage our players and create the most entertaining mobile titles in the world. Come and see for yourself, the future is here.
Be responsible for the design & development of an ultra fast, massively scalable, highly available game service
Lead a team of engineers to deliver the service design
Implement security best practices and original techniques to keep user data secure and prevent cheating
Work with designers, client engineering, and production teams to achieve gameplay goals and objectives that are supported by the service
Apply and improve server deployment and troubleshooting strategies that maximize uptime
Mentor other developers, review their work, and make recommendations for improvement
Qualifications:
A strong desire to create scalable game servers and services using modern tech for modern mobile games
Deep experience with Cloud services like Amazon Web Services or Google App Engine
Strong working knowledge of mobile live service operation at a large scale
Top-notch programming skills
A respect for skilled hackers and a healthy level of paranoia that drive your security-centric approach
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent knowledge of stable change management practices in a live service environment
Experience with technical leadership
Broad experience with supporting technologies for build tools, static analysis, unit testing frameworks, and scripting
Assets:
A love for playing games
Background in game development
Linux systems administration and/or scripting experience
Hobby development projects
5+ to 7 years experience
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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