• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services running in AWS. • Contribute to system architecture and technical design for large-scale, distributed cloud deployments. • Develop and maintain services using Node.js and other backend technologies. • Work with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query performance optimization. • Design, implement, and test infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK. • Build and maintain frontend applications using React. • Contribute to mobile applications built with React Native for Android and iOS. • Ensure high standards of code quality, testing, reliability, and security. • Collaborate closely with product, QA, and operations teams while maintaining strong individual ownership. • Take responsibility for full task ownership, including development, testing, deployment, and production readiness.

What You Will Do You will work within Feature Team A to ensure gameplay features are functional, cohesive, and immersive across the entire player experience. Feature QA • Execute manual testing for all gameplay features, validating functionality, performance, and player experience. • Conduct regression, integration, and exploratory testing to ensure stability across builds. • Document, track, and prioritize issues in JIRA, providing clear and actionable feedback to developers and designers. • Maintain detailed and up-to-date test cases and plans for all pod content. Feature Team A • Player Base Development: Validate Buildings functionality, construction times, cost scaling, repair flow, and backend-driven configuration of base progression. • ARPG Champions Conduct functional and systemic QA for all Champion-related systems: acquisition, leveling, traits, active abilities, and combat modifiers. • Reward Systems: Test end-to-end reward flows across all game systems integrating with the centralized reward pipeline (combat, events, missions, milestones, purchases). • Map navigation: Conduct functional and systemic tests for galaxy map navigation, fog-ofwar systems, point-of-interest discovery, and map-based rewards. • Achievements: Test progression-based, milestone-based, and event-driven achievements across all game systems. • Fleets: Perform systemic testing for fleet creation, coordination, combat resolution, and reward distribution. • Inbox Messages: Test all Inbox message types including system messages, player-targeted communications, time-limited rewards, updates, and GM messages.

• Guide a small class of up to 6 learners through online coursework. • Facilitate synchronous discussion sessions each week during the course. • Provide personalized asynchronous written and video feedback on projects assigned during the course. • Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth among learners. • Connect curriculum concepts with practical, real-world applications.

• Complete Flatiron School’s Software Engineering (full-time) and Data Science (part-time) bootcamp programs • Contribute to real software projects during a paid apprenticeship with an employer partner • Collaborate in sprint-based workflows and participate in code reviews • Build a portfolio of production-level work • Receive mentorship from experienced engineers and product leaders