**Role Details:
**Role Type - Full time (client deployment)
Location - Hyderabad
Work Mode - Work from office
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and run a fast, scalable, highly available game service all the way from conception to delivery to live service operations.
- Work with designers, client engineering, and production teams to achieve gameplay goals.
- Implement security best practices and original techniques to keep user data secure and prevent cheating.
- Create and run automated testing, readiness testing, and deployment plans.
- Monitor the performance and costs of the server infrastructure to improve our game.
- Design and implement data transformation layers using Java/Spring/AWS/Protobuf.
- Collaborate with game server and web frontend teams to define API contracts.
- Manage Release Ops / Live Ops of web services.
Requirements
Qualifications:
We encourage you to apply if you can meet most of the requirements and are comfortable opening a dialogue to be considered.
- 6+ years development of scalable back-end services
- BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
- Proficiency in PHP required
- Proficiency in Java is a bonus
- Experience with Cloud services like Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform
- Experience with Redis
- Experience with Database Design and usage of large datasets in both relational (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL (Couchbase, DynamoDB) environments
- Experience defining API contracts and collaborating with cross-functional teams
Benefits
What we offer:
- The opportunity to join our growing business at an exciting time.
- Dynamic and entrepreneurial culture.
Who we are:
Side is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 15+ studios in over a dozen countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.
Our industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets.
Help us bring stories to the world! Join a global team of passionate gamers and contribute to delivering unforgettable game experiences.
For more information, visit www.side.inc.
