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Server Engineer Mobile Games

You should have a good understanding of game server technology, and be able to switch effortlessly between prototyping ideas and writing scalable, bug-free production code.

Our team is small and you'll be expected to quickly adapt to new tasks and be part of molding our engineering practices to create high-quality gameplay whilst ensuring that our service is secure and operates within budget.

Ideal candidates will have worked on an Android and/or iOS title with a client-server architecture. Unity knowledge is a plus and like all of our hires, you need to be a good team player.

How You'll Contribute:

• Working within a team to build scalable services for a F2P mobile title
• Collaborating to build a game server which will host players' games
• Helping to secure the service from cheaters and fraudsters
• Working with client engineers to ensure that features are developed to minimize server load and cost
• Prototyping ideas with the design team to test different options
• Communicating clearly across all disciplines to explain complex problems, potential solutions and their advantages and disadvantages using metrics and evidence to back up points

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree or better in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience in building and scaling an online game service
• Solid understanding of networking protocols
• Experience working with cloud services such as AWS, Azure or Google App Engine
• Knowledge of noSQL and SQL databases
• Good knowledge of Java, C# or C++
• Understanding of data structures and algorithms and their impact on service quality and cost

Who We Are:

Magic Fuel Games is a well-funded video games startup founded by a group of experienced developers who have built a world-class internal team to develop titles with global appeal and forged partnerships to amplify our ability to create games. We are looking for team members to join us on this journey who are passionate about developing games and shaping the company that they work in.

What we offer:

• 100% paid medical/dental/vision
• Profit Sharing Plan
• Equity Grants
• Really cool office close to BART