Creators of Offroad Outlaws, No Limit Drag Racing 2 & American Marksman – The Leader in Racing and Hunting Games!
Staff Backend Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
108 days ago
Salary
$165K - $200K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Backend Engineer
Battle Creek Games
• Architect and implement microservices, APIs, and scalable server infrastructures supporting millions of concurrent users. • Design for high availability, fault tolerance, and low latency. • Write clean, efficient, and secure code (primarily C# and Go, plus Java or similar). • Optimize performance, conduct rigorous testing, and implement monitoring/logging. • Leverage AWS, GCP, or Azure for scalable deployments. • Develop auto-scaling, load-balancing, and disaster-recovery strategies. • Partner with designers and engineers to integrate gameplay features (events, leaderboards, live-ops) with backend services. • Mentor junior engineers, review code, and champion best practices. • Implement robust security measures to protect player data. • Ensure data consistency across distributed systems using SQL and NoSQL solutions. • Stay current with industry trends. • Lead post-mortems and implement preventative improvements.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of professional backend engineering experience, including shipping at least one Unity-powered game or live-ops feature.
- Deep proficiency in C#, Go, or other server-side languages (e.g. Java, Python, Django).
- Hands-on experience creating or integrating client–server gameplay features in Unity, including authentication, matchmaking, real-time multiplayer, or cloud-saved data.
- Demonstrated expertise with cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and microservices architecture.
- Strong background in database design and management (SQL & NoSQL) and real-time data processing.
- Proven track record of performance optimization, debugging, and security best practices.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills; experience mentoring and leading engineering teams.
Benefits
- Remote by Design: We’re a fully remote team with processes and tools intentionally built for effective, distributed collaboration.
- Collaborative Culture: Enjoy a supportive environment where cross-team collaboration and rapid iteration are highly valued.
- Impactful Contribution: Play a hands-on role in advancing our most popular titles.
- Professional Growth: Expand your skills by working alongside experienced teammates hailing from EA, Small Giant Games, Rovio, and Pocket Gems.
- Competitive Benefits & Pay: Compensation is at or above the 75th percentile for the gaming industry, most health plans are fully covered or low-cost, and we offer unlimited PTO to support long-term, sustainable careers.
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