Game Server Engineer

Posted: about 3 years
Programming
Full-Time
100,000-120,000/year based on experience
PST Preferred
Talofa is seeking a Game Server Engineer to join the team of our newest social running game in development, Run To My Heart. This individual will work with the product team to build flexible and scalable backend structures and tools, and persistent game systems for gamified fitness experiences. The Game Server Engineer will build game logic that supports multi-player, real-time, location-based systems. We are looking for someone who is a quick learner, understands system design, and has experience building large-scale production systems.

Responsibilities:
  • Design client-server communication APIs.
  • Create and document technical designs as needed for new features.
  • Building a scalable system on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Identify and fix client and server performance issues.

Requirements:
  • BS in Computer Science or related major. 
  • Excellent Java skills
  • Professional development experience with web technologies and cloud technologies such as Protobufs, Google Cloud, or similar services is preferred.
  • Experience developing and maintaining and running live ops for server backend. 
  • Experience in Jira/Confluence and Agile Frameworks.
  • A love for running or gamified fitness products


Benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Health Insurance! 
  • 401K Matching
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • Paid Holidays 
  • Permanent Remote Work 
Job Expired

About Talofa Games

  • Our award-winning team won the grand prize for the Niantic Beyond Reality Contest in 2019 and has gotten extensive press coverage from VentureBeat, Digital Trends, ScreenRant, and more.
  • We’re all remote with PST core hours, VC-backed, seed stage, and have raised several rounds of funding from top Venture Capital firms.  
  • We create games and experiences that motivate players to be physically and mentally healthier. Our first game, Run Legends, amassed over 300,000 downloads in less than 3 months and was featured in the App Stores as one of the "Best New Games".
  • Together, we’ve created independent games for the last 10 years with over 10 million downloads on the Apple App and Google Play Stores.
  • Watch us talk about how we got started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvbsAf3BlrM


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