Game Technology Architect

5 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Argus Labs Full time

About Argus Labs

We are a leading developer of next-generation massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, empowering players with the freedom to build, extend, and influence game worlds. Our technology is centered around World Engine, a state-of-the-art onchain game server framework.

Our Approach

World Engine leverages a novel sharded rollup blockchain architecture, allowing games to use smart contracts for user-generated content while scaling to tens of thousands of concurrent users without compromising performance. This approach has been used in production for games like Dark Frontier, processing 700K+ player transactions within a week.

Backed by the Best

We have raised $10 million in seed funding led by Haun Ventures, a $1.5B crypto fund led by former a16z GP Katie Haun, with participation from influential angel investors in tech and gaming such as Elad Gil and Balaji Srinivasan, ex-Coinbase CTO.

Job Description

  • Develop and maintain the core game technology infrastructure serving as the backend for our game worlds
  • Architect systems enabling seamless communication and interoperability between games, marketplaces, and user-generated content/platforms
  • Collaborate with game designers and software engineers to ensure technology meets game needs and player expectations
  • Continuously improve and optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of our infrastructure

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, focusing 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

Nice to Have

  • 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

Perks & Benefits

  • A note for game industry veterans: no crunch :-)
  • 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

About Us

We're an equal-opportunity employer, considering all applicants for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Estimated Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 per year based on location and experience.



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