Software Engineer/Backend (Contract)

at  Singularity 6

ABOUT US

With our first project, we’re exploring new styles of game design and tackling difficult technical problems to create a game that’s beautiful and intricate, delivering far more than superficial entertainment or basic wish fulfillment, an experience that becomes a meaningful part of your life. Our vision is to create a compelling virtual universe filled with rich and diverse gameplay experiences and social interactions that will keep you playing for years, evolving along with you and the rest of the community. We want our players to feel valued as well as to have a true sense of belonging.
Sounds ambitious? We think so too. If you’re interested in the challenge of building a new genre, in making rewarding interactive and community experiences filled with amazing art and world-class technology to support this living world, join us on the journey.
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Singularity 6 is moving to remote-choice, giving the option to our team members to either work remotely in our supported states or work hybrid onsite in our offices for most of our roles. Remote work is approved in these locations: The United States - CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, MA, MI, MO, NV, NY, NC, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, and WA and Canada - Quebec. Hybrid onsite work is available in our Los Angeles, CA office and our office in Orange County, CA. Some roles might have full onsite requirements. Prospective employees outside these locations are welcome to apply—offers will be contingent upon relocating to an approved state or province on or before Day One of employment. This policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.
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Forge alternate worlds that deepen players’ lives! We’re a game development studio based in Los Angeles, dedicated to the idea that online games can deliver deeper, more meaningful experiences.
Build the backend cloud-native platform that powers Palia! Growth builds and operates the systems that help our players get into the game, including account management, refer-a-friend, game patching, Player Support integrations with our backend platform, and more.

EXPECTATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a backend software engineer, you will

• Develop and maintain online services for Palia.
• We’re a team of generalists that bring our whole selves to our work; you’ll contribute more than just code to achieve our goal.
• If you’re up for it, you may dive into the Unreal C++ code and pick up some game programming too!
• You’ll hold the bar when it comes to code quality and game performance.
• You’ll participate in code reviews, write tests and assist in creating a healthy, humane, professional CI/CD development pipeline.