Description:

Argus Labs is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer (Infrastructure/Backend) to join their team remotely in Indonesia.
The company is focused on building the next generation of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, empowering players to build, extend, and influence their game worlds.
The role involves developing and maintaining the core game technology infrastructure that serves as the backend for their game worlds.
Responsibilities include architecting systems for seamless communication between games, marketplaces, and user-generated content/platforms.
The engineer will work closely with game designers and other software engineers to ensure technology meets the needs of games and players.
Continuous improvement and optimization of the performance, reliability, and scalability of the infrastructure is also a key responsibility.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, focusing on distributed systems or backend development.
A strong understanding of distributed systems principles and algorithms is required.
Proficiency in Go with prior experience in shipping production-grade code is essential.
Experience with container orchestration software such as Docker and Kubernetes is necessary.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills are required.
A passion for games and game technology is a must.
Nice to have: experience with game technology infrastructure development or game engine development, proficiency in Rust, experience leading an engineering team, experience with blockchain core protocol engineering, and experience with Cosmos SDK.

The position offers a no-crunch policy for game industry veterans.
Employees enjoy flexible PTO with a minimum of 2 weeks required, in addition to holidays.
The company provides 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees in the US.
A 401k plan is available for US employees.
Employees can receive up to $1500 for desk set-up stipends.
A well-being allowance is provided to support employee health.
Company retreats are organized to foster team bonding and collaboration.