Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Pocket Worlds, a fast-growing company building social virtual worlds, as a Senior Backend Engineer. You will work on a small, elite team with significant ownership and responsibility. This role requires extensive backend development experience, infrastructure management at scale, and leadership skills. The ideal candidate is passionate about their work and comfortable in a high-velocity startup environment. Pocket Worlds offers competitive compensation, equity, equipment allowance, healthcare, 401k (US only), unlimited PTO, and an education/training stipend.

Requirements

• Have at least 6 years of experience in backend development and infrastructure management, with at least 2 of those in a senior+ role
• Have experience programming Python
• Have extensive experience managing infrastructure at scale, with proven success at delivering stability and performance
• Have experience leading small teams and being the stakeholder with significant ownership and responsibilities
• Have experience operating Kubernetes, preferably in AWS
• Have experience with and are comfortable working in a high-velocity startup environment
• Have experience supporting mission-critical applications at scale
• Love what you do. Your work is your passion, and you value working with people who share your values

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend infrastructure
• Manage infrastructure at scale, ensuring stability and performance
• Lead small teams and take ownership of significant responsibilities
• Support mission-critical applications at scale

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience programming in GO, C# or Lua
• Have experience with the Unity Gaming Engine
• Have experience orchestrating stateful applications such as game servers
• Have built any side projects or games outside of work or made significant open-source contributions
• Are a starter who loves to experiment and learn new things
• Are highly energetic and feel comfortable leading and pushing your team to succeed
• Are comfortable taking control of large systems with minimal documentation

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Meaningful equity
• Equipment allowance
• Healthcare
• 401k (US only)
• Unlimited PTO
• Education/Training stipend