Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Communities

📋 Description

• Build and scale backend infrastructure for social features (Announcements, Forums, Polls, Roles
• Drive architectural decisions to support millions of players and creators.
• Define developer-facing APIs for richer experiences.
• Collaborate with frontend and backend engineers, product, design, and data science teams.
• Commit to safety-first, reliable, fast systems for in-experience and on-platform use.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years backend software engineering; ownership of large-scale production systems.
• Strong distributed systems fundamentals; scalable, high-throughput design.
• Deep proficiency in C#, Java, or C++ and large codebases.
• Ability to write clear technical specs and influence architecture decisions.
• Experience coordinating across product, design, and multiple engineering teams.
• Focus on code quality, test coverage, observability, and incident response.

🎁 Benefits

• Hybrid/onsite collaboration with in-person team presence in San Mateo, CA.
• Equity compensation and benefits described on the company total rewards page.
• Commitment to equal opportunity and supportive workplace policies.