Senior Backend Programmer

3 weeks ago

Rockville, Maryland, United States ZeniMax Media Full time
Overview

Bethesda Game Studios, the renowned developer behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout, is seeking a skilled Sr. Backend Programmer to join their team. As a key member of the development team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend game systems in Go. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the seamless integration of backend features with clients, exposing secure RESTful APIs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure APIs are used correctly by integrators.

Responsibilities
  • Implement, test, and maintain high-performance, observable, scalable backend game systems in Go.
  • Support the integration of backend features with clients by exposing secure RESTful APIs, implementing client SDKs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Work with designers and other stakeholders to provide technical designs, implementation plans, and timelines for new features and systems.
  • Participate in a rolling 24/7 on-call schedule to address live issues if they arise.
  • Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and security of backend systems.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve backend performance issues and bottlenecks using observability tools to identify and resolve issues proactively.
  • Mentor junior engineers and help maintain high coding standards through code reviews, best practices, and automation.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends to drive innovation in backend architecture.

Qualifications
  • 4+ years of building web APIs in Go.
  • C++ experience.
  • Experience working in a Linux development environment.
  • Experience working with either AWS or Azure.
  • Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD tools.
  • Experience modeling data in NoSQL (MongoDB, DocumentDB, Redis, etc...).
  • Experience with observability tools (e.g., Grafana, InfluxDB, Splunk) for monitoring, logging, and tracing distributed systems.
  • Experience with version control systems (GitHub preferred).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including writing detailed technical documents.
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
  • Experience building and supporting distributed systems at scale.

Preferred Skills
  • Experience with TypeScript, React, and Redux.
  • Knowledge of network protocols, security best practices, and multiplayer game architecture.

Salary Range
The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,000 - $215,000 per year. ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate's primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time. At ZeniMax certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, such as merit increases, discretionary bonus and/or equity awards. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are not guaranteed. Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with ZeniMax and the country work location. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others. This is position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.

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