Lead Backend Engineer

2 weeks ago


San Francisco, California, United States Argus Labs Full time

At Argus Labs, we are pioneering the future of massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming by granting players unprecedented freedom to shape, expand, and impact the virtual worlds they engage with. Our innovative approach is anchored in World Engine, our cutting-edge onchain game server framework.

World Engine utilizes a unique sharded rollup blockchain architecture, enabling games to implement smart contracts for user-generated content (UGC) while accommodating tens of thousands of concurrent users without sacrificing performance. To date, World Engine stands as the most efficient blockchain purpose-built for gaming, having been successfully deployed in games like Dark Frontier, which processed over 700,000 player transactions in just one week.

Supported by Industry Leaders

We have secured $10 million in seed funding, spearheaded by Haun Ventures, a prominent $1.5 billion crypto fund led by former a16z GP, Katie Haun, alongside notable angel investors from the tech and gaming sectors, including Elad Gil and Balaji Srinivasan (former Coinbase CTO).

Discover Our Vision and Technology

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and sustain the foundational game technology infrastructure that acts as the backbone for our gaming environments.
  • Architect systems that facilitate seamless communication and interoperability among games, marketplaces, and user-generated content/platforms.
  • Collaborate closely with game designers and fellow software engineers to ensure our technology aligns with the requirements of our games and players.
  • Continuously enhance and optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of our infrastructure.
Essential Qualifications
  • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a software engineer, with a specialization in distributed systems or backend development.
  • In-depth understanding of distributed systems principles and algorithms.
  • Proficiency in Go, with prior experience delivering production-quality code.
  • Familiarity with container orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
  • Exceptional problem-solving and communication abilities.
  • A genuine passion for gaming and game technology.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in developing game technology infrastructure and/or game engine development.
  • Proficiency in Rust.
  • Experience in leading an engineering team.
  • Background in blockchain core protocol engineering.
  • Familiarity with Cosmos SDK.
Benefits & Perks

For full-time employees
  • A commitment to a healthy work-life balance: no crunch periods.
  • Flexible paid time off (2 weeks minimum) plus holidays.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance fully covered by the employer (US).
  • 401k plan (US).
  • Up to $1500 stipend for desk setup.
  • Company retreats to foster team bonding.
We are an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
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