Lead Software Engineer - Firaxis Games

Description

Lead Software Engineer The Firaxis social networking game team is hiring! We are looking for a lead engineer to join our team to head-up the technical direction of the overall team. Duties would include overseeing both the client-side and backend server code development, and also include maintaining the system operations of our servers deployed using Amazon's Web Services. Responsiblites: * Own system operations of servers using AWS EC2, S3, EBS, Rightscale, CDN * Own server architecture for backend infrastructure * Oversee DB administration and development in MySQL * Monitor server performance and security on LAMP stack * Ensure proper monitoring and alert systems are in place to know health of game 24/7 * Constantly review technology for possible performance and cost improvements * Develop server or client code as needed for on-going feature development * Mentor and advise the other engineers on the team on how to implement scalable, production ready code * Work with production, design, art, and other engineers to identify necessary tasks and priority * Advise production on development schedules and project planning