Senior Advanced Engineer

Description

THE ROLE:

ProbablyMonsters is seeking a Senior Advanced Engineer to join our central Web/ DevOps team. You’ll join a small team building technology to support game teams. We focus on solving the hard problems once and building scalable solutions. You will work on internal tools, websites, CI/CD, developer experience, and more.

WHO YOU ARE:

• You enjoy empowering teams and making their dreams become reality
• You value your team having the freedom to build, own, and operate their entire tech stack
• You know how to balance delivering on short-term needs while building for the future
• You understand the cost of introducing complexity and enjoy improving developer experience
• You are excited when a company proactively invests in internal infrastructure and tools
• You are passionate about building web experiences with outstanding UX, performance, accessibility, security, and visual polish with the simultaneous management of multiple projects and/or workstreams on multiple games

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Work with central and game teams to identify and eliminate inefficiencies in game development
• Lead conversations, gather consensus, and drive adoption on important technical decisions spanning multiple teams
• Design, develop, and document scalable APIs that are easy to use
• Architect scalable, maintainable, secure, reliable, and extensible web applications
• Collaborate with UX and design to implement internal web applications and systems with a level of polish typically reserved for customer facing efforts
• Mentor and inspire teammates, and provide technical guidance across the engineering organization
• Proactively identify improvements to our technology, architecture, and developer experience through comparison and research

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6+ years of experience building web applications
• 3+ years of experience designing complex distributed applications using a RESTful microservices architecture
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills
• Experience with technologies such as Svelte, React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, RESTful services, relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL), AWS, Docker, and Terraform
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex technical information in a clear manner to peers, developers, product managers, and leaders

About ProbablyMonsters™

ProbablyMonsters is a AAA independent video game company that aims to change the way games are made. We unite a diverse roster of development teams in a healthy, rewarding culture. We believe empowered creators build the most engaging games and deliver the best player experiences.

ProbablyMonsters is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Benefits:

• We provide a rich benefits package:

• Medical Coverage - health, dental, and vision.
• Healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) with an annual contribution by the Company.
• Paid holidays and vacation, bereavement leaves, and parental leave.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part-time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.

Compensation:

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position.
• In addition to base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for additional incentives, such as short- and long-term incentives. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.