- Proven experience writing server backend code
- Proficient in C++ and understanding of object-oriented programming
- Proficient in Python, PHP, Perl, or Ruby, with an emphasis on Python
- Understanding of distributed and scalable systems
- Experience with multithreaded programming
- BSCS or equivalent experience
- Experience writing code for security and virtual currency transactions a plus
- Experience optimizing database connections and queries a plus
- Experience with online gaming architecture a plus
- Knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or other)
- Videogame console development experience is quite helpful
- Love for video games (not just ours!)