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Online Engineer

Backend Engineer

Oberon, a brand new studio at Amber, will focus on rich multiplayer cross-platform experiences. If you’re a Backend Engineer looking for a new challenge, this is an opportunity to make your mark and complete our Montreal team.

Join us in kicking off production on a new multiplayer, cross-platform midcore game on PC and Mobile with a world-class partner.

As a Back-end Engineer, you will be working in cross-functional teams to design and implement high-performance back-end solutions for our awesome games.

YOUR MISSION:

• Collaborate with our DevOps team to define back-end strategy and architecture for our games
• Create and implement back-end deployment strategies
• Develop and maintain back-end solutions for high number of concurrent users and fast response times
• Actively participate in sprint planning meetings
• Ensure that all relevant parties are aligned on task specifications
• Constantly communicate with your teammates to flag and alleviate risks
• Help the team improve the game quality by eliminating waste from the development process
• Design, develop, deploy and monitor backend features and APIs for our games
• Create and maintain CI automated tests for the back-end solution
• Document system specifications

YOUR SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• 3+ years of back-end architectural design and development experience
• Proficient with scalable server-side programming (concurrency / synchronization and distributed systems).
• Deep knowledge of database design and optimization.
• Strong knowledge of at least one cloud computing service like AWS, Azure or similar.
• Strong practical knowledge of current server technologies like REST, SOAP or similar.
• Strong knowledge of at least one mainstream server programming language like Python, C#, Java or NodeJS.
• Communicate and collaborate harmoniously with engineers and multi-disciplinary remote teams (Mexico, Romania, US…)
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken)
• Self-motivated and passionate about making video games

IMPRESS US WITH:

• Experience with complex network systems and cross-platform environments
• Experience with development on mobile and/or PC platforms and for a high number of concurrent users
• Practical experience with the lifecycle of a user query, from request to an API endpoint, up to updating cold storages reliably and consistently
• Experience in collaborating with client-side engineers and implementing full-stack features (backend to client, end-to-end)
• Experience using Automated Test framework
• Experience with container management tools like Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience with infrastructure automation tolls like Terraform
• Experience with the technical challenges unique to complex game systems
• Excellent proficiency in French (written and spoken)
• Functional proficiency in Spanish (written and spoken)

OUR OFFER:

• A fun and dynamic industry where you can make a difference.
• Professional and friendly work environment.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• Access to training and learning programs.
• Possible occasional travels.
• 100% work-from-home with an eventual opportunity for a hybrid setup
• A diverse portfolio of projects
• An ideation team where you can bring your creative ideas which will be as valued as your expertise.
• No crunch culture.