Backend Programmer

7 Months ago • 2 Years + • Backend Development • $75,000 PA - $160,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Backend programmer with Go, RESTful APIs, AWS/Azure, and Linux experience to develop scalable game systems.
Must have:
  • Go Web APIs
  • Linux Environment
  • AWS/Azure
  • Containerization
Good to have:
  • Microservices
  • Distributed Systems
  • C++ Experience
  • TypeScript/React
Perks:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Benefits Package

Job Details

Overview

Join Constellation!

Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities.

With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios

As Backend Programmer, you will…

  • Work with a small team of passionate game devs to implement, test, and maintain high-performance, observable, scalable backend game systems in Go such as matchmaking, seasons, and crash reporting
  • Support the integration of backend features with clients by:
    • Exposing secure RESTful APIs
    • Implementing client SDKs
    • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure APIs are used correctly by integrators
  • Participate in a rolling 24/7 on-call schedule to address live issues if they arise
  • Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and standards
  • Learn new technologies and programming languages as needed

Qualifications

What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

  • You have 2+ years of building web APIs in Go
  • You have experience working in a Linux development environment
  • You have experience working with either AWS or Azure
  • You are familiar with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD tools
  • You have experience modeling data in NoSQL (MongoDB, DocumentDB, Redis, etc…)
  • You have experience with version control systems (GitHub preferred)
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Skills

Bonus Skills

  • You have an understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
  • You have experience building and supporting distributed systems at scale
  • You have C++ experience
  • You have experience with TypeScript, React, and Redux
  • You have experience with observability tools (e.g., Grafana, InfluxDB, Splunk) for monitoring, logging, and tracing distributed systems

Salary Range

Backend Programmer - The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $75,000 - $160,000 per year.

ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate’s primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

At ZeniMax certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, such as merit increases, discretionary bonus and/or equity awards. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are not guaranteed. Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with ZeniMax and the country work location. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.

This is position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.

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About The Company

ZeniMax creates and publishes original interactive entertainment content for consoles, the PC, and handheld/wireless devices. Its Bethesda Softworks division, founded in 1986 in the early days of the industry, has a long history of success as a publisher of award-winning video games. In addition, the ZeniMax group includes some of the most acclaimed development studios in the world. The Company's growing library of intellectual properties includes such franchises as The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Dishonored, DOOM, QUAKE, Wolfenstein, Enemy Territory, RAGE and The Evil Within.

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