Job Description :
Are you a Solutions Architect and/or Lead Platform Engineer looking for you next career move? Our client is located in Bellevue, WA and in need of a Lead Platform Engineer who will build, test, scale, support and refine their product and services. The Lead Platform Engineer will be a self-motivated solution engineer, project manager and developer advocate with the ability to continuously improve our performance and user experience. This is a very cool place to work, especially if you like the gaming industry!

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Solve all technical issues on code level to make our clients product and future IP’s production ready
Coordinate with production team and work closely with development members to ensure seamless integration and technical publishing blockers are addressed in a timely manner
Ensure game is compatible with all future platform updates
Lead platform improvements by providing direct feedback and suggestions to all team members on new features, platform direction and the platform as a whole
Continuously improve our performance and user experience

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Proven success as a Software Developer, Architect or Solution Engineer
5+ years as a Full Stack Engineer developing highly scalable web services
Strong expertise in integration with User Account Management, BI, Payment, Marketing, Advertising, etc.
Experience with scaling for exponential user growth
Strong Python and Open Source background

Understands Docker / Jenkins / Ansible
Has worked in a Threaded / Greenleted environment with web services
Systems Architecture for Homogeneous micro services that scale horizontally easily
Creative problem solving techniques and Outstanding multitasking abilities
Exceptional organizational and project management skills

Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences
BS in computer science, engineering, or related field preferred
Enjoys working in a dynamic environment where inter-team communication / planning is a necessity daily
A passion for Open Source tech and diligence in keeping systems on the latest / greatest tool available
Willing to tackle whatever layer of the stack needs the most attention (Full Stack / not stuck in a service level mindset

YOU GET BONUS POINT FOR:

Knowledge of Rabbit / Redis / Postgres / Zookeeper / Kafka / Flume
Some experience working on a versioned lib or service for external consumption
Strong leadership skills focusing on code quality, architecture and systems design
             

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