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Edinburgh, Remote, Budapest
Edinburgh, Budapest, Remote
Edinburgh, Budapest, Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Remote
Edinburgh, Budapest, Remote
Remote within UK, Edinburgh or Budapest
Edinburgh, Remote, Budapest
Edinburgh, Budapest, Remote
Edinburgh, Budapest, Remote
Edinburgh, Budapest, Remote
Build A Rocket Boy is looking a Principal Online Architect to oversee and drive the architecture, scalability, and operational excellence of our online gaming infrastructure. This crucial role requires a blend of architectural, technical/engineering and leadership experience to help guide our engineering teams towards delivering a robust, scalable online platform.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in architecting, developing and running high-volume live services within the gaming industry or similar high-demand environments.
Responsibilities:
Oversee and drive the architecture and infrastructure of our online gaming platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability
Work with engineering and liveops teams across back-end, full-stack, and DevOps to ensure the platform is ready for launch with millions of players
Drive the adoption of best practices in cloud architecture, live service operations, and disaster recovery
A mixture of archictural and hands-on engineering
Requirements:
Deep experience in AWS or comparable cloud services, with a strong understanding of cloud architecture, services, and operational best practices.
Proven track record of managing and scaling high-traffic online services (1000s requests per second) in a live environment.
Experience in Go programming, with familiarity in Node.js preferred.
Strong understanding of network architecture, security principles, and performance optimization.
Strong leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and inspire a diverse team of engineers towards achieving ambitious goals
Excellent problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving potential issues before they arise.
Strong communication skills, capable of engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.
We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time. We’re a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible.
If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh, Budapest and can consider WFH candidates for specific roles.