SportSpired Games

Backend programmer in high-load systems

In short

This role builds and scales backend services for an AAA sports simulator game, covering authentication, matchmaking, player profiles, and telemetry. The company is a game studio working on a next-generation sports simulator with a large player base. The team includes DevOps, LiveOps, game designers, and client programmers. It requires at least 2 years of commercial Go development experience, solid system design and data structures knowledge, and experience with Docker/Kubernetes-based containerization.

Description
SportSpired Games is looking for a Middle / Senior Backend Programmer to develop and scale the backend infrastructure for our next-generation AAA sports simulator. In this role, you will build high-performance backend services that power core online features, including player authentication, matchmaking, player profiles, and telemetry. You will work closely with DevOps, LiveOps, Game Designers, and Client Programmers to deliver reliable, scalable systems designed for a large player base.
Responsibilities
•Developing and maintaining the game meta-server: authentication, player profile storage, matchmaking, integration with external systems (including Steam), telemetry, and more
•Participating in the design of data storage schemas for OLAP and OLTP databases
•Optimizing and scaling the system to handle high workloads
•Writing code and conducting code reviews
•Collaborating with related teams: DevOps, LiveOps, game designers, and client-side developers
•Applying modern server-side application development practices, including testing, profiling, and CI/CD
Requirements
•At least 2 years of commercial development experience in Go
•A deep understanding of data structures, system design principles, and software architecture
•Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalents
•Ability to write efficient code and an understanding of algorithmic complexity
•Good communication skills and the ability to work in a team
Nice to have
•Experience developing high-load distributed systems
Conditions
No conditions specified in the posting.

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