Senior Software Engineer - Server

Description

Dire Wolf Digital is a thriving, growing game studio located in the desirable “LoDo” district of downtown Denver, Colorado -  just two blocks from Coors Field! 

At Dire Wolf Digital, we have a passion for playing and making great games.  We have a proven track record for delivering top quality product in the digital collectible and digital trading card game space. Dire Wolf Digital is built around a core team with over 10 product launches and 30 expansions to their credit. Come join the leaders in the digital collectible market as we innovate and scale to bring our products to millions of gamers worldwide on the PC and mobile platforms. 

If you are passionate about games, and the best at what you do, then we want you to join our team.


Dire Wolf Digital is  looking for a full-time, Senior Server Engineer who will be responsible for architecting, developing, and delivering scalable networked server applications that run in a distributed environment supporting hundreds of thousands of concurrent players.

This position in located in our downtown Denver studio.

Responsibilities

  • Build server applications in a Linux environment using Scala
  • Build robust fault-tolerant scalable server software
  • Run highly concurrent load tests on the server platform
  • Integrate with remote 3rd party servers worldwide
  • ·         Integrate and optimize database communications

Requirements

Qualifications

  • Minimum of five (5) years as a software engineer in an applicable industry
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with teammates is essential
  • Experience developing highly scalable server applications
  • Experience with Java, Linux, Scala, and SQL
  • Ability to work accurately under tight deadlines
  • Ability to learn new skills and languages quickly
  • Ability to mentor other engineers
  • A passion for games

Desired Skills / Extras

Pluses

  • Game industry experience
  • Knowledge of Javascript, Perl, Python, and Ruby
  • Experience with PostgreSQL

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