Staff Server Engineer

About Ringtail Technology

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a team that genuinely wants to help game developers share their creative ideas, dreams and visions with millions of players at the same time?

Right now, we’re searching for a Staff Server Engineer to join the team doing exactly that! Ringtail Technology is in the midst of developing a high-quality game platform that has the possibility to change the way small and medium-sized studios create connected games. Our aim is to level the playing field between the possibilities of AAA studios and all the way down to indie game developers, and YOU could be a great part of making it all possible!

Are you excited about working on a ground-breaking product, while having your autonomy and personal influence on what our team is building? With your own strengths and the qualities of the other talented people already working at Ringtail, we are creating a unique team. We are extremely excited by what we are building and if what you’ve read so far has you feeling that way too, then we want to hear from you!

About the role

As a Staff Server Engineer, you will be driving the design and implementation of our own distributed game server technology. You will work both in a team and independently, and take responsibility of design and implementation for key systems within our platform. We strive for technical excellence and you will be encouraged to venture outside of your comfort zone, by learning and implementing new technologies. You need to be able to take initiative and find creative solutions to complex problems. This role will be based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Your day-to-day as a Staff Server Engineer

• Giving technical support to our engineers, and supporting in their day to day operations
• Taking responsibility of projects and driving technical initiatives to ensure their successful completion with respect to deadlines
• Implementing high level system design and System Architecture to our server
• Aligning technical work to the overall design and vision of our product
• Mantaining straight communication with engineers and collaborators from other areas of the company, giving and receiving feedback
• Communicating designs on multiple levels of technical understanding
• Being pro-active in the suggestion of improvements to the product

Requirements

• Be a self-driven staff engineer who can support our engineering team and put your experience within system design and architecture into action
• Be a proactive team player, value feedback in both directions and take a constructive approach to it
• Be a constant learner, always on top of new technologies and looking to update your technical knowledge
• Previous experience in carrying the responsibility for servers and working with distributed systems
• Experience with .NET and gRPC frameworks
• Experience with low level networking
• Diverse experience from interesting past projects

Good to have

• Networking in games experience
• Experience in implementing and mantaining features on game servers
• Experience with other programming languages like Golang or Rustlang

Personal traits

• Ability to take ownership of responsibilities
• Good interpersonal and team-work skills
• Collaborative and consensus-driven approach
• Strong communication skills
• Capable of working independently with minimum supervision
• Open to feedback and iterations

Our tech stack

• .NET
• Azure / Azure DevOps
• Kubernetes / Docker / Helm
• gRPC
• Unity
• Blazor
• Terraform

About Ringtail Interactive

At Ringtail Interactive, we are consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible for a small but fast-growing development team. We currently have three different departments working on a variety of projects; from a high-quality game platform for creators of all kinds, to a top-secret, cutting edge game development tool that we believe will change the industry forever, and more.

The company is made up of a diverse group of experienced professionals from all around the world united by a passion for games. As we continue to build the core of the team, we will be taking big next steps on defining the future development of our projects, and all of our employees will get the opportunity to have an impact on the products we show to the world.