Senior Backend Engineer @Pocket worlds

[Hiring] Senior Backend Engineer @Pocket worlds

Apr 03, 2025 - Pocket worlds is hiring a remote Senior Backend Engineer. 💸 Salary: unspecified. 📍Location: USA.

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Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with extensive backend development experience. The ideal candidate should be comfortable in a high-energy and fast-moving environment, working with a small and elite team with lots of responsibilities and ownership.

The ideal candidate values a lot of control over their career and is genuinely excited to see a virtual universe be brought to life through their work. The success of this role will be measured by the impact you deliver to our team, product, and world.

Our Current Backend Technical Stack:

  • Async typed Python, Go
  • Kubernetes (kOps)
  • AWS
  • Terraform, Helm
  • MongoDB, ElasticSearch and Redis
  • OpenSearch, Grafana, Kibana and Prometheus
  • REST, FlatBuffers, WebSocket Secure (WSS)
  • Micro Services, event-based architecture

Our Planned Stack Upgrades:

  • Expand our infrastructure to support global growth
  • Enhance our cloud native tools and practices to improve our systems with regard to business continuity and security
  • ML-driven recommendations and search engines
  • Game server hosting for UGC (User Generated Content)
  • AI-powered content generation

Qualifications

  • At least 6 years of experience in backend development and infrastructure management, with at least 2 of those in a senior+ role
  • Experience programming Python
  • Extensive experience managing infrastructure at scale, with proven success at delivering stability and performance
  • Experience leading small teams and being the stakeholder with significant ownership and responsibilities
  • Experience with operating Kubernetes, preferably in AWS
  • Experience with and comfortable working in a high-velocity startup environment
  • Experience supporting mission-critical applications at scale
  • Passionate about work and values collaboration with like-minded individuals

Requirements

  • Experience programming in GO, C# or Lua (bonus)
  • Experience with the Unity Gaming Engine (bonus)
  • Experience orchestrating stateful applications such as game servers (bonus)
  • Built side projects or games outside of work or made significant open-source contributions (bonus)
  • Starter who loves to experiment and learn new things (bonus)
  • Highly energetic and comfortable leading and pushing your team to succeed (bonus)
  • Comfortable taking control of large systems with minimal documentation (bonus)

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Meaningful equity - we’re here to do amazing work, and we share in our wins together
  • Equipment allowance - choose what you need to work at your best
  • Healthcare, 401k (US only)
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Education/Training stipend - we've set aside a budget for every employee to continue to learn and grow their skills

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Job Type full-time
Posted Apr 03, 2025
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