Software Engineer

Summary

Join Visual Concepts, a top game development studio, as an Online Software Engineer to contribute to the future WWE 2K series. This fully remote position involves full-stack development for game clients and backend services, collaborating with a team to deliver high-quality features. You will dive into a large codebase, improve processes, and develop and maintain game server code focused on stability, performance, and scalability. Responsibilities include load testing, unit testing, and ensuring optimal live services. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in game development, online systems, and relevant programming languages.

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant game development experience
• Familiarity with Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer architectures
• Experience with 3rd Party APIs
• Experience in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Proficient in developing multiplayer video games
• Solid understanding of multi-threading concepts
• Strong object-oriented programming background and proven experience to write reliable, performant, and well documented code
• Proficiency with Python, C++, JavaScript, SQL
• Enjoys working effectively as part of a team and is self-motivated with excellent problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hybrid environment
• Happy to tackle a wide-ranging array of challenges, some of which will occur with little advance notice
• Experience working with PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and Steamworks
• Proficient with online social game systems and games with live development
• Familiarity of cloud-based systems, and knowledge of caching systems and mechanisms
• Understanding of the REST protocol and sockets
• A love for video games (not just ours!)

Responsibilities

• Involvement in full stack development working on both game client and backend services
• Collaborate with multi-functional team members to deliver high quality systems and features
• Dive into a large codebase to simplify processes, tackle challenges, and identify deficiencies
• Develop and maintain game server code with emphasis on stability, performance, and scalability
• Perform load testing, build unit tests, and solve any issues to ensure optimal live services
• Produce code that is clean, efficient, well-documented, and conforms to our coding standards

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits
• Bonus and/or equity awards