At AccelByte, our mission is to empower game creators by providing them with the backend platform and tools required to make scalable, reliable AAA-quality games. The company was founded in 2016 by industry veterans who have engineered online systems for some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world including Fortnite, Epic Store, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and EA Origin. We are backed by top investors including Softbank, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Galaxy Interactive, NetEase, and Krafton. Our latest Series B funding has firmly solidified our place as a top player in the gaming industry. AccelByte’s talent has decades of experience building and shipping some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world.
We believe that the best companies empower employees to make decisions, obsess about the best user experience, and are not afraid to make and learn from their mistakes. Our culture is based on humility, openness to feedback, drive, and collaboration, which we feel results in the best-performing teams. As a company that values diversity, inclusion, and employee growth, our employees have opportunities to work with and learn from teams all over the world. We offer competitive salaries, a full range of health benefits, social activities, career growth opportunities, and an amazing team. Come join us!
Position Summary:
As a Principal Software Engineer, you define the architecture for large software projects, guide teams of software engineers through ambiguity, and set standards for engineering excellence. You lay software foundations that support long-term strategic goals.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
The Principal Software Engineer is accountable for the following functions and responsibilities:
- Review and provide feedback on your coworkers’ changes
- Investigate the most complicated issues to root cause and establish patterns and practices that prevent the class of issues
- Define the architecture for large and long-term projects
- Write code comments, change descriptions and documentation so others can maintain your work
- Define testing strategy for large-scale products
- Prevent operational incidents by design
- Train and mentor less experienced engineers
- Set context and direction for entire teams
- Establish standards for engineering excellence
- Spot risks and opportunities and motivate action
- Create frameworks and foundations with long-term ROI
- Perform interviews for Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineering Lead candidates
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications/Experience Required:
- At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience as the primary architect and lead engineer on multiple software products
- Experience in using Java, Golang and C++ extensively
- Broad and deep expertise in multiple software domains
- Expertise in designing complicated software systems
- Proficiency in written and verbal English language to succeed in a remote work environment
- Flexibility to adjust to working routines/schedules, as required, to meet the needs of the company and the expectations of customers
- Professional experience at a AAA game studio or a mature software product company preferred
- Professional experience working with cloud platforms or web products preferred
- Experience working in a multinational technology startup is a big plus
AccelByte Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, all qualified candidates and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or disability. Our culture is innovative and inclusive, and we value our people the highest.
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