Server Engineer

Big Box VR, makers of POPULATION: ONE, is seeking an experienced Server Software Engineer who can help build the future of games. You are a skilled communicator, adept at collaborating with the team to create, iterate, and finalize designs to make our user journey as clear as possible. You have a clear vision for what is needed to make complex interactions easy to learn and enjoyable to use on an ongoing basis. You value giving and receiving constructive feedback knowing that working together makes the best products.

Server Engineer - BigBox Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and deploy highly reliable web services within a highly dynamic and iterative team environment

• Design, develop, test and maintain quality code and documentation

• Work as a team, contributing to important design decisions and conversations

• Develop prototypes and experiments, while researching and recommending novel ideas, new tools, and technologies

• Setup and maintain monitoring, alerting, and instrumentation for key services

• Test, support, and secure games as a service

• Collaborate with artists and engineers to implement new developments, help build features, and solve problems

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience

• Experience running a live web service that can scale horizontally

• Experience working and running web services

• Demonstrated experience working in self-managed, outcome focused environments

• Experience learning new programming languages, systems, and devices

• Experience completing a ship cycle for a product

• Bachelor in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

• You have multiple years of experience running web services in production and have working knowledge of server-based multi-user game engineering design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PHP/Hack, Python, C# and the .NET runtime

• Experience with Unity3D

• Extensive background in Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality

• Prior experience working in Meta Infrastructure

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information.

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

$147,000/year to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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