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Software Engineer, Economy

Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of rooms, or build something new to share with us all! Our mission is to ensure that Rec Room is a fun and welcoming environment for people from all walks of life. We're looking to hire a Software Engineer that is excited about full-stack feature development and building tools that allow creators to sell inventions via our in-game economy.

The Economy team empowers creators to fill our platform with content that their players love, and makes sure that our creators can be rewarded for making that content. Our team is about more than just microtransactions and subscriptions: we operate under the principle that “it’s a small world”, we respect our customers, and we value long-term connections and community over making a quick buck.

Join us as we build a leading-edge virtual marketplace with a large, engaged and rapidly growing community of creators and players.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build the tools that allow creators to sell wares via the in-game economy
• Proactively prototype new ideas and solutions
• Use metrics to track feature performance and inform design decisions
• Build robust systems and tools that can stand up to malicious actors
• Contribute creatively to the game and economy design process
• Work on a wide variety of features and systems cross collaboratively with other teams as needed

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 1+ year(s) experience with Unity, Unreal, or a similar game engine
• Experience in full stack feature development or building backend systems
• Fluency in C#
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-moving, ambiguous development environment.
• A constant desire to learn, improve, and help others improve

BONUS POINTS:

• Game development experience –small/indie games are fine
• Robust interaction design & implementation skills
• Experience with live services and rapid-deployment
• Experience with metrics/telemetry
• Experience with and passion for in-game economies
• Experience with and passion for design

COMPANY INFO TO KNOW:

The base pay range for this position is $125,000-170,000 per year; however, the base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, location, skills, and experience. Stock options and, in some cases, a sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. We also offer a full slate of benefits, including flexible vacation, medical, dental vision, life and disability coverage, long-term care insurance, FSA, commuter benefits, a 401(k) plan with company match, and a parental leave program. We also offer some not-so-standard benefits, including equipment, family, and pet care stipends.

Rec Room provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.