Senior Server/Backend Engineer

Nuclear Division is a mobile games developer start up founded by industry veterans Larry Pacey & Vince Zampella.

- Develop the platform that drives our online multiplayer games - Implement robust, flexible, and well-architected systems - System requirements specification (including requirements gathering and documentation) - Database design - Server API specification - Social media and middleware integration - Server performance profiling / optimization - Develop automated processes and tests for frequent and regular releases while ensuring server stability - Work with a small team of engineers, artists, and designers to build compelling video games - Establish best practices, assist / mentor other engineers on the team and identify problem areas/opportunities for improvement

- 5+ years of experience building large-scale mobile / web backend systems - Strong programming skills coupled with demonstrable architecture / design abilities - Proficient with scalable server-side programming (concurrency / synchronization and distributed systems) - Deep knowledge of SQL relational databases such as MySQL or alternative NoSQL databases such as MongoDB - Strong knowledge of cloud computing services like AWS or Microsoft Azure and infrastructure automation - Strong practical knowledge of server technologies like REST, Node.js - Strong metrics / monitoring and performance optimization experience - Experience building multiplayer games - Familiarity with integrating mobile app technologies like push notifications - Resource-constrained client-side experience (mobile, console, etc.) - Agile development experience (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)