Online Services Engineer

3 Weeks ago • All levels • Game Engine • Backend Development • Undisclosed

Job Summary

Job Description

Pragma seeks an experienced Online Services Engineer to join its product team. Responsibilities include implementing and supporting the game engine, building APIs for game engineers, partnering with product managers, proposing solutions, conducting customer interviews, and delivering the product. The ideal candidate will possess deep empathy for game engineers, a team-oriented mindset, and experience with distributed systems, API/SDK integration (especially game platforms), and automated testing. The role involves building robust and scalable multiplayer game capabilities.
Must have:
  • Deep empathy for game engineers
  • Experience with distributed systems
  • API/SDK integration experience
  • Automated testing experience
  • Team-oriented mindset
Perks:
  • Remote-first work environment
  • Semi-annual in-person meetups
  • Competitive pay
  • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision (primary)
  • 80% employer-paid coverage for dependents
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Flexible vacation
  • Company-paid Discord Nitro subscription
  • Paid parental and family care leaves
  • Long-term and short-term disability

Job Details

About Pragma

Pragma is supporting healthy and vibrant online communities by creating a backend game engine— a platform of services and tools that enable game studios to launch live-service games.

You'll be joining a passionate, remote-first team (PT time zone) that have scaled some of the largest games in the world such as League of Legends and Destiny 2 and at studios like Riot, Bungie, and EA, and scaled platforms at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Unity. We are grateful to have partnered with top-tier investors including Greylock, Upfront Ventures and Insight Partners.


Description of Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced engineer to join our product team to implement and support our game engine. Empowered product teams at Pragma lead the charge on unlocking game studios by defining online capabilities and shaping game system tools. 

You’ll be building the APIs that game engineers use to power their multiplayer games. This includes partnering with product managers to understand the problem space, proposing solutions, participating in customer interviews, and delivering the product.

Qualifications

  • Deep empathy for game engineers and a desire to improve their quality of life by delivering simple yet robust interfaces.

  • A team-oriented mindset that prioritizes team effectiveness over individual efficiency.

  • Desire to continuously collaborate using voice or video channels in a remote-first environment.

  • Experience with constructing distributed systems that scale.

  • Experience integrating/maintaining APIs/SDKs to remote applications, especially game platforms.

  • Experience with automated testing, including unit, integration, and load tests.

Job Benefits

  • A remote-first work environment with semi-annual in-person meetups

  • Competitive pay

  • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision coverage for primary policyholders; 80% employer-paid coverage for eligible dependents.

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match

  • Flexible vacation

  • Company-paid Discord Nitro subscription 

  • Paid parental and family care leaves

  • Long-term and short-term disability

Pragma is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Compensation Range: $135K - $200K

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About The Company

Pragma is an extensible and scalable backend game engine that powers cross-platform, matchmaking, meta-game (progression, achievements, quests, inventory, crafting, etc.), monetization, and live ops features for online games. 

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