Backend Engineer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Valkyrie Entertainment is an independent game developer and service provider in Seattle. Since 2002, the company has been providing content and co-development for some of the most well-respected developers in the industry including major contributions to award-winning games such as God of War and League of Legends.

Our debut title, Guns Up!™, published by Sony, was developed and released for Playstation 4 and Steam, reaching over 4 million players. We are currently developing a unannounced strategy title.

Job Description

Valkyrie Entertainment is currently looking for a Backend Engineer to join us on-site in Seattle to help us deliver high-quality games. You will be responsible for creating highly configurable, scalable, and performant services for our game.

Daily tasks and Responsibilities

  • Write well architected and performant code.
  • Contribute to key technical discussions.
  • Contribute to broader architecture and software design discussions.
  • Ensure delivery of all scheduled tasks.
  • Write and maintain documentation for all created systems.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of game development experience on PC, console, or mobile titles.
  • Solid understanding of CS fundamentals.
  • Excellent C# coding ability.
  • Demonstrable backend development experience.
  • Demonstrable cloud development experience.
  • Demonstrated ability of scoping all work from concept to delivery.
  • Unity development for iOS and Android.
  • Passion and enthusiasm for the video game industry.
  • Excellent communication skills.
Bonus
  • Shipped titles.
  • Python/Node/etc
  • Devops orchestration

Additional Information

Check out our website at https://valkyrie-entertainment.com/

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.