A Bit Lucky, Inc. is looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer with a strong computer science background and experience in online, social networking games. You will be responsible for the development of our upcoming titles, as well as internal tools and integration of various 3rd party components. This is a highly visible position; you will work with a team of veteran game developers and your work will be seen across all of Facebook and other social networks. Relocation is available for exceptional candidates. Principals only please.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
A Bit Lucky is a new generation of game developers whose passion is to make high-quality multiplayer games. A Bit Lucky’s first games, Lucky Space and Lucky Train, are among the highest-rated games on Facebook.
A Bit Lucky is a team of game and internet industry veterans backed by prestigious investors including Nexon, Accel Partner’s Seed Fund, Rembrandt Venture Partners, Blumberg Capital, SV Angel, The Founder Collective, Felicis Ventures, Charles and Kai Huan (Co-Founders of Red Octane), Mark Jung (Co-Founder and CEO of IGN), David Lawee (Head of M&A at Google), Lerer Ventures, Joshua Schachter (Founder of Delicious), and XG Ventures.
If this job sounds like a fit, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@abitlucky.com.
Responsibilities
Responsible for the development of our current and upcoming titles on Facebook.
Responsible for the development of our cross-game platform.
Responsible for integration of any required 3rd party components, such as payments, analytics, Facebook API, etc.
Responsible for development of internal analytics tracking, queries, and tools for viewing and analyzing captured data.
Responsible for development of internal data entry and content editing tools as required by the producers.
Advise on selection of technologies for new features or requirements that arise.
Serve as a resource on matters of architecture, scalability, and performance.
Experience
5+ years of solid software development experience (game development a plus).
Experience in Ruby on Rails and MySQL.
Experience with UNIX systems.
Experience with modern bug tracking and version control systems.
Experience scaling data-intensive applications with high concurrent-user load.
Experience with memcache a plus.
Familiarity with HTTP protocol and REST architecture.
Skills
Ability to multitask, reprioritize rapidly, and share ownership on an agile team.
Education
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Compensation
Market competitive; BOE
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