Thatgamecompany jobs

Senior Backend Engineer - China China - Shanghai, Shanghai, China Sky has an amazing and vibrant community of socially minded players, and we are tirelessly working on solutions to deepen player interaction and create lasting friendships. We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to work on large-scale, highly available backend systems that serve thousands to millions of concurrent players and aim for zero downtime. Responsibilities: - Lead the engineering work in your expertise areas. Share knowledge with other team members, set up best engineering practices, and control code quality through reviews. Design and implement large-scale, highly available backend systems that serve thousands to millions of concurrent players and aim for zero downtime. - Embrace modern container and cluster management technology to make our backend stack more elastic and robust. - Improve and maintain an agile and reliable development environment for the backend stack, so that people with different skillsets in the company can do social experiments easily, and new hires can ramp up quickly. - Monitor the backend health and respond to any failures or glitches to deliver a smooth online experience to players worldwide; keep improving dev-ops tools to make the job more automatic and error-proof. Qualifications: - Have deep passion and thoughts for video games; be a gamer and think on behalf of players. - Be comfortable taking risks and accomplish engineering achievements that no one else has done. - Enjoy working with fast-moving and rapidly-growing small teams. Required Skills - 5+ year or more experience in

DevOps Engineer - China China - Shanghai, Shanghai, China DevOps Engineer - China On any given day at thatgamecompany, you might: - Design, implement and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure globally - Design and implement infrastructure as code and configuration as code - Optimize server deployment strategies for rapid scaling during peak player loads - Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for game service - Implement CI/CD pipelines specifically tailored for game service developments and deployments - Support development teams by developing and maintaining local development environments and rapid iteration cycles - Design and implement internal services and tools serving engineers company-wide for quality and efficiency We expect you to: - Have deep passion for video games; be a gamer and think on behalf of players. - Embrace experimentation and innovation to solve complex problems. - Enjoy working with fast-moving and rapidly-growing teams. Required Skills - 3 or more years of experience in DevOps for live service games or related products. - Strong background in at least one cloud provider (AWS, GCP, AliCloud etc.) - Proficiency in infrastructure as code (Terraform/OpenTofu, or similar) - Proficiency in container-based application development and deployment (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm). - Solid Knowledge of observability solutions such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and related toolchains - Proficiency in at least one of backend development languages such as Python, Golang, C/C++, Jenkins Groovy etc. Familiar with one of web development languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP etc. - Proficiency in GitOps patterns and tooling

Lead Systems Designer (Economy and Engagement Focus) Remote - US, Los Angeles, California, United States Lead Systems Designer (Economy and Engagement Focus) Reports to: Design Lead We are a small studio dedicated to crafting unique and high-quality interactive experiences, and we are looking for a talented Lead Systems Designer to guide and shape the holistic design of our game economy, core features, and player engagement. You'll combine leadership with direct hands-on contributions, helping to refine the structure and our gameplay experiences while managing a small team of designers. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of systems thinking, live game design, and practical implementation with an intense player focus - someone who can lead a feature from concept to live operations as well as refine existing systems. What you'll do here: - Lead the design and evolution of core systems such as in-game economies (large and small), progression, rewards, and feature loops that drive long-term engagement - Design and implement interactive features and gameplay patterns with a focus on simplicity and relatability - Collaborate across disciplines - with engineering, art, and production - to ensure designs are holistic, feasible, and aligned with creative goals - Analyze player data and behavior to tune economies and experiences that inspire players to return for years to come - Mentor and manage a small number of designers, helping them grow and thrive in a collaborative environment - Drive and evangelize best practices in systems design, economy balancing, and live feature