About the role
Job - Senior Software Engineer, Online Services — Raid Base — Raid Base About Join About Join SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER ONLINE SERVICES Remote work, able to join core hours Pacific Time Salaried, full-time position COMPANY DESCRIPTION Raid Base Inc is a USA-based game service development studio, founded in 2020 and funded through Series Seed and Series A. Our mission is to develop experiences that match the level of commitment and enthusiasm that connoisseur players put into the games they love. A few attributes in great developers that we believe assist us toward this mission are: Personal ownership Good judgment Leadership Emotional intelligence We are crafting an open-world, sandbox PvPvE game, in an original IP. Players will build a reputation for themselves and for their crew through everything they do, building a stronger community that is tempered through adversity. The Raid Base team is made of developers who actively play games, and we established this studio to begin a more intimate dialogue with our players. If you are a developer who believes that studios need to have a deeper connection with and respect for players, we would love to hear from you. Job Description As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to and own key features for the online services powering an open-world, sandbox PvPVE game. You will work directly with game designers to help refine the player journey from log in to in-game features. You will implement scalable, secure, and reliable backend services in tech areas such as player login, player data, world server shards, internal development portal, and analytics. You will be responsible for bridging the gap between online services and gameplay systems by contributing to our online service solutions to keep a live service game operating efficiently. You own what you build, beyond just the code you’ve written. Key
Responsibilities Contribute to technical solutions that empower systems across an open-world, sandbox PvPVE game, from login to player data to internal tooling Set delivery expectations with key stakeholders Have an ownership mentality by ensuring problems brought to your attention are addressed Provide insight into new and existing systems in order to constantly improve quality Required
Qualifications Solid computer science fundamentals (e.g. object oriented programming, async programming) Experience with distributed systems architectures Experience programming in Java or other Object-oriented programming languages Experience developing in the cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) Empathy for players from different backgrounds and with different motivations Desired
Qualifications Familiarity with AWS Experience with Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools Experience operating online services for a live service game
Benefits &
Perks We offer medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Parental leave and a work-from-home equipment stipend are also available. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with flexible paid time off, and company breaks during the summer and winter holidays. We also make time to play, discuss and study games to bond and grow our understanding of our players as a team. Base salary range between $160,000.00 - $230,000.00 USD (for CA, WA and some other states). In addition, stock options will be awarded as incentive
compensation. APPLY HERE During these uncertain times and rapidly changing environment surrounding COVID-19, all positions at Raid Base, Inc are virtual/remote. There is a possibility at a future date that we will find a location for physical office(s), but nothing so far is planned. Raid Base, Inc
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About Raid Base Inc
Raid Base Inc is a video game development studio building an original IP open-world, sandbox PvPvE game. The studio's mission is to develop experiences that match the commitment and enthusiasm of connoisseur players, emphasizing community building and ongoing dialogue with its player base. It was founded in 2020 by two co-creators of VALORANT at Riot Games.
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Job details
Location
Remote
Funding
Total raised
$34.4M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Founders
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
