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Senior Backend Engineer

Eleventh Hour Games
Location
Remote
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years building and supporting online services with SLA requirements
  • Strong backend engineering experience writing high performance C#
  • Production experience on Azure, with specific focus on AKS and CosmosDB
  • Demonstrated experience building distributed systems and event-driven architectures
  • Deep understanding of data consistency, idempotency, retries, and failure modes
  • Strong hands-on skills in API design, performance tuning, and operational excellence
Nice to have
  • 2+ years experience working in a game studio
  • Experience configuring console storefronts (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch)
  • Experience with PlayFab, Nitrado/GameFabric
  • Unity and Unreal experience
  • Experience optimizing performance across platforms (PC and console)
What the job really is

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Eleventh Hour Games, you will be responsible for designing and implementing core backend systems for the game Last Epoch, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance. Your role will involve developing APIs, establishing engineering standards, and collaborating with game design to translate gameplay requirements into technical solutions. You will also contribute to operational readiness through CI/CD practices and participate in an on-call rotation for live-ops issues.

Things to weigh
  • Remote position may require strong self-management skills
  • On-call rotation may involve unpredictable hours
  • Focus on Azure and C# may limit exposure to other technologies
Job score2.8/5
Benefits1/5
Freshness4/5
Career value4/5
Role clarity5/5
Pay transparency0/5

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