Senior Back-end Engineer

Voldex (Headquarters: Remote)

Golang Go AWS Backend Senior Roblox Gaming Remote Canada Microservices Scalability Distributed Systems Back End Engineer

Company: Voldex
Voldex is a leading game development studio on the Roblox platform, backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz and the Qatar Investment Authority. We are a remote-first company with a talented team of creators from diverse backgrounds in gaming, technology, and media. Our values emphasize focus, embracing challenges, continuous learning, ownership, flexibility, and passion for our games.

Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Back-end Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining the scalable back-end services and tools that power our popular Roblox games and support our development teams. You'll work primarily with Golang and AWS technologies.

Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable, and reliable back-end systems using Golang.
- Develop, deploy, and manage services on AWS, leveraging appropriate cloud technologies.
- Collaborate closely with game developers and other engineers to define requirements and deliver robust back-end solutions.
- Ensure high performance, availability, and quality of back-end services.
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, bugs, and other technical issues.
- Contribute to code quality, system architecture, and engineering best practices.
- Take ownership of projects and contribute to long-term technical planning.

Technical Skills Required:
- Strong proficiency in Golang (Go).
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, DynamoDB, EKS).
- Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable microservices or distributed systems.
- Solid understanding of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL).
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.

Ideal Candidate:
- Passionate about building scalable systems and solving complex technical challenges.
- Experience working in the gaming industry or on user-facing platforms with high concurrency is a plus.
- Aligns with Voldex values: Takes ownership, embraces challenges, learns continuously, and brings passion to their work.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a remote environment.

Why Join Voldex?
- Be an Owner: Participate in Voldex’s stock option program.
- Share Success: Semi-annual bonuses tied to performance.
- Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely within Canada.
- Flexible PTO: Manage your own time off with leader approval.
- Invest in Yourself: Benefit from retirement savings plans and education reimbursement.
- Team Connection: Participate in regular in-person meet-ups, conferences, and team-building events.
- Health & Well-being: Competitive healthcare plans and generous parental leave policy.