Software Engineer (Infrastructure/Backend)

Summary

Join Argus Labs, a company building the next generation of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, and contribute to the development and maintenance of the core game technology infrastructure that powers their game worlds. You will be responsible for architecting systems that enable seamless communication and interoperability between games, marketplaces, and user-generated content platforms. Collaborate closely with game designers and other software engineers to ensure the technology meets the needs of the games and players. Continuously improve and optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of the infrastructure. This position is open to candidates based in the Latin America region.

Requirements

• Experienced as a software engineer, with a focus on distributed systems or backend
• Strong understanding of distributed systems principles and algorithms
• Proficiency in Go with prior experience shipping production-grade code
• Experience with container orchestration software (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Passion for games and game technology

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the core game technology infrastructure that serves as the backend for our game worlds
• Architect systems that allow games, marketplaces, and user-generated content/platforms to communicate and interoperate seamlessly
• Work closely with game designers and other software engineers to ensure that our technology meets the needs of our games and players
• Continuously improve and optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of our infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with game technology infrastructure development and/or game engine development
• Proficiency in Rust
• Experience leading an engineering team
• Experience with blockchain core protocol engineering
• Experience with Cosmos SDK

Benefits

• Flexible PTO (2 weeks required) + holidays
• 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance (US)
• 401k (US)
• Up to $1500 desk set-up stipend
• Company retreats