Pixelberry Studios is a top mobile games developer, creating fun and engaging games with heart for over nine years. We’re a division of Nexon, one of the Top 10 largest gaming companies in the world. Our studio is 3-for-3 launching games into the App Store's Top 25 Grossing chart. Our market-leading, award-winning mobile game, Choices: Stories You Play, broke into the Top 5 in the App Store. Our vision for success is based around innovative game design, diversity, and putting our players first!
We've seen firsthand the positive impact that games can make. Because of that, we leverage our commercial success to make a real difference: we have partnered with numerous non-profits, saved actual lives with our games, and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities. Players love our games’ focus on racial, gender, sexual, and identity diversity while holding us accountable when they expect more.
Some of us at Pixelberry have worked together for over 10 years through multiple companies. As a result, we strive to create long-term relationships that help sustain our success. We continue to add new individuals who aren’t just searching for another stepping stone but a place to put down roots and actively make a difference. We love what we do and are looking for passionate, like-minded people who want to grow, learn, and make a difference together.
SUMMARY OF POSITION
As a software engineer you will be responsible for developing & maintaining Pixelberry Studios' Economy systems & tools. You will work closely with other engineering feature teams, producers, product teams, testers, automation & designers among many others. You will get the opportunity to build & be part of an advanced, sophisticated & cutting edge Economy ecosystem driving in-game economy for our popular games. You will build systems that work consistently, reliably at scale with PB’s internal systems as well as external vendors & payment processors. You will be working with all parts of our stack & processes including infrastructure & dev ops. We strive towards building bug-free & reliable systems that work without breaking for long periods of time in production, so we want our engineers to include design, architecture, documentation & unit testing as part of their work ethic. You should also stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices as continuous learning, presenting & sharing knowledge with others is highly encouraged.
Our headquarters are in Los Altos, CA but we can accommodate a remote work environment for a candidate from the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington.
Currently, all Pixelberry staff work remotely with the option to work in-office, if desired.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Collaborate with Production, QA team, and teammates to develop new technology
- Design, code, unit test, and maintain scalable server codebases
- Develop fun, innovative features used by millions
- Maintain a mentoring relationship with members of your team
- Follow and encourage standards around development, code review, testing, and deployment
REQUIREMENTS
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Computer Science degree, or equivalent work experience
- 3+ years of modern programming language (Preferably Node / TypeScript) experience in an enterprise or server environment and Front End web development (Preferably react)
- 3+ years of database experience (SQL, PostGres, Dynamo, Neptune)
- Experience with the AWS technologies such as Lambda, Fargate, S3, etc.
- Solid foundational programming skills (algorithms, data structures, OOP, etc)
- Ability to solve cutting-edge technical challenges at scale, with performant solutions
- A passion for games, and an understanding of how they work
- Good communication skills
- U.S. work authorization
BENEFITS & PERKS
Competitive salary
High level of autonomy and freedom
Rich & flexible health, disability, and employee assistance offerings to meet the needs of a diverse workforce
401(K) with matching program
Paid Year-End Break
For local employees that elect to work in-studio, a relaxed office environment with free food and snacks
Virtual escape rooms, video game nights, trivia parties, and other team-building activities throughout the year!
HOW THIS JOB IS DIFFERENT
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Learn about the business side of mobile games. Our team is very good at what we do.
- Good work/life balance. We are family-friendly and look at things in the long term.
- That warm fuzzy feeling that you’re not just making a difference at a company, but in the lives of people all over the world.
Pixelberry Studios values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, Black/BIPOC, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. Pixelberry is also an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
Compensation Description for Pay Transparency (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $100,000 - $150,000 annually.
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This is a remote position.