Backend Engineer | North America | Europe | Fully Remote

What We Are Looking For:

Here at Escape Velocity, we are looking for a Backend Engineer to help design, develop, implement, and debug a high performance, reliable and highly scalable backend infrastructure.

What We Will Do Together:

• Design and coordinate the implementation of a new backend infrastructure that will be high performance, reliable and scalable
• Collaborate with other developers to integrate the online backend features in the game
• Work with industry-standard engines such as Unity and UE5 and build new technology in order to fulfil the project’s technical requirements
• Identify technical and developmental risks/obstacles and generate solutions to overcome identified risks
• Provide the other leads with feedback regarding the time allotted to assigned tasks

What You Will Bring:

• 2+ years designing robust, high performance scalable systems, or else solid experience with C++. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of both backend and game side languages.
• Experience using Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud technologies, preferably any of the following AWS, Azure and Google cloud
• Experience with Unix like operating systems
• Commitment to code quality, documentation and sound testing procedures
• Ability to learn and master new technologies and code
• Ability to work independently and efficiently under deadlines

• Realtime multiplayer peer to peer or client server experience
• Shipped one or more game titles
• Experience developing for game consoles is a plus

Interested … a bit about Escape Velocity:

Escape Velocity is a team of passionate, talented developers working at a studio that offers excellent benefits and what we believe is a fantastic project. But that doesn’t make us unique. What does make us special? We value the time, energy, and talent of our players and our colleagues. We want every hour spent developing and playing our games to be an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile use of your time. To that end, we are fully remote and support team members nearly anywhere in the world. We prioritize honesty, even when that means sharing bad news. We strive to give everyone autonomy so they can determine how best to work and play; and we care more about what you bring to the game and studio than how many hours you’re clocking. We believe in constant improvement across all areas – from the game itself to our production design – and are constantly re-evaluating how we spend our time to ensure that we’re not wasting yours and we’re all always working on the most important things. Finally (and perhaps most importantly) we’re dedicated to building a culture of play, which not only makes us better game makers, but also strengthens the bonds between us all.

HOW TO APPLY

Click apply and complete an application along with a Resume / CV. If we would like to move forward with your application, a member of the Recruiting Team will reach out to you and guide you through our process.

Escape Velocity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.

Applications will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.