Server Engineer

Amber Studio is the largest independently-owned Romanian game development studio, offering premium creative and development services.

Experience and Qualifications

• Strong programming skills coupled with demonstrable architecture / design abilities.
• Proficient with scalable server-side programming (concurrency / synchronization and distributed systems).
• Deep knowledge of database design and optimization.
• Strong knowledge of cloud computing services like AWS.
• Strong practical knowledge of server technologies like REST, Node.js or similar.
• Experience in metrics / monitoring and performance optimization.

Highly desirable extras

• Experience with development on mobile platforms and for a high number of concurrent users
• Familiarity with Mobile specific tech (In-App Purchasing, Push Notifications, telemetry)
• Practical experience with the lifecycle of a user query, from request to an API endpoint, up to updating cold storages reliably and consistently
• Worked in Agile development teams (Scrum, etc.)

Personal Traits

• A passion for delivering quality software
• An overall passion for mobile games and devices
• Ability to learn, plan and be organised
• Open and honest approach to challenges
• A strong sense of ownership and responsibility
• Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written

Key Activities

• Work with a small team of engineers, artists, and designers to build compelling mobile video games
• Design, develop, and deploy backend features, tools and APIs for our games
• Create and implement deployment strategies
• Document system specifications, including requirements gathering
• Collaborate on defining server strategy and architecture for our games
• Develop back-end solutions that can work with a high number of concurrent users and maintain fast response times
• Server API design, performance profiling and optimization
• Constant testing, monitoring and tuning to keep our game services performant and available

Our Offer

• An attractive salary along with meal tickets
• Medical Services Package
• Professional and friendly working environment
• Relaxation areas with all sorts of activities