Senior Database Engineer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Database Engineer (Gamedev): Maintaining and implementing new data system connections for character and account data between live service games and the data itself with an accent on ensuring business continuity. Focus on customized endpoint for data services for real time game world consumption and migrating data from legacy platforms to new platforms.

Location: Must be located in Hunt Valley, MD, US

Salary: $105,000 - $225,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a game development company focused on creating immersive gaming experiences.

What you will do

• Write software using Golang to provide and maintain data connectivity to live service games and third-party consumers of game data.
• Maintain database schemas for high-volume databases with differing performance requirements.
• Collaborate with gameplay, systems, and content teams.
• Maintain interfaces in Golang for RabbitMQ, Redis, MySQL, and more.
• Proactively respond to monitoring alerts.
• Support game engineers in troubleshooting feature bugs which impact data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of previous experience with Linux/UNIX based database technologies.
• A general understanding of replication, caching, and scaling; understands database optimization techniques; understands the SQL and various server-side database languages.
• Golang, Shell/script programming proficiency.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Comfortable experience with VMWare, AWS, Azure VM Instances setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting MySQL, Redis, RMQ, and RedHat based Linux installations.

Nice to have

• Experience with C++.
• MMO-related database administration experience.
• Programming background in any applicable language.
• Experience with Memcached, and/or other significant add-ons and tools.
• Knowledge of and passion for MMO games.

Culture & Benefits

• U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.
• The position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.
• Embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering safe and respectful workplaces that encourage collaboration.

Hiring process

• Submit to a Position to receive an automated email confirming receipt of resume.
• If selected, you will be contacted for an initial phone screen to chat about your previous experience.
• The next step will be an invitation to meet the team at the studio for onsite interviews.