Software Engineer (Backend) - Metaverse

At Improbable, we’ve been venturing into unexplored territory for over a decade, seeking new ways to connect people and amplify their lives. We’re shaping virtual worlds of unprecedented scale for the gaming, web3, and related sectors, creating world-changing technology from Morpheus to M2.

With us, you’ll tackle questions that no one else is asking and find answers that define the future. We’re leading the way in defining what the metaverse can be. This is where you get to explore interconnected, immersive, exciting worlds that have never been seen before and where you decide what the future looks like. Are you ready?

As a Software Engineer in the Web Platform team, you will be responsible for building and maintaining production systems so that Metaverse projects can scale operationally. You will deliver systems, APIs, infrastructure components, alerting and reporting solutions. Your role will help empower content creators, whether they're studios, customers, or users, by giving them ownership and control over their virtual spaces.

Your Opportunity:

• Design, build, and maintain distributed cloud infrastructure services in production
• Contribute to the product roadmap, help set the vision and strategy for the team, act as a sounding board for team leadership
• Develop and execute against both short- and long-term roadmaps
• Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
• Contribute to team strategy, tooling, process, and culture
• Mentor and coach other engineers

Why You're Made for This:

• Professional experience maintaining production services
• Experience with any popular cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Proficient in some modern programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Go, etc.
• Professional experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Salt, and container orchestration technologies
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Experience reviewing code to maintain a high standard of code quality across the teamAble to create tutorials, guides, or other important documentation

While we think the above experience could be important, we’re keen to hear from people who believe they have valuable experience to bring to the role. If you identify with the team and mission, but not all of our requirements, then please still apply.