Windows Software Developer Gaming

Job TitleLocation: NY, NY or Dallas, TXDuration: 12+ monthsRate: OPEN/DOEVisa: Any except H1bMode of interview: Phone / ZoomMajor Responsibilities:Work with engineering teams, product/business, service providers and third-party vendors across multiple locationsEnsure that project milestones are met in terms of features, quality and time for the E2E systemExpand and enhance the functionality of microservices in Kubernetes using Agile methods and tools, actively participate in an integrated devops team and be responsible for the overall setupDevelop new functionality in accordance to the overall architecture and while preserving and enhancing existing functionality, help advance the overall architecture whenever necessaryResearch, prototype and develop solutions for various cutting-edge issues, scalability problems etcExercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining resultsConduct integration, integration tests and performance tests of the E2E system including external dependencies, improve the system to meet performance and reliability requirementsMaintain the overall Production live system highly available at all times while expanding its functionalityDebug Production issues raised by customers and customer support teams, isolate the cause and work towards a fixBackground, Experience & Qualifications:Bachelors or master's degree in computer science or Computer Engineering8+ years of software development experience in a large-scale Production environmentFull Stack: Strong AWS, Kubernetes, Javascript/Typescript/NodeJS, E2E(optional) Front End: React.jsExperience with development, dependency injection, unit tests and mocking, integration tests, performance tests for backend microservices with modern technologies including Javascript, Typescript, NodeJS, Express, NestJS, Swagger, Docker, Kafka, MySQL incl sharding, Elasticsearch, Jest, Git, authentication/authorization/O Auth etcExperience with the devops approach, continuous integration, continuous deployment, monitoring and maintenance of deployments in the AWS cloud with technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab CICD, Jenkins, Terraform, Helm/Helmfile, Ansible etcExperience with overall use of AWS technologies including EKS, Amazon MSK, RDS, Amazon OpenSearch, ElastiCache, EC2, VPC, ASG, ELB, ECR, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM etcExperience with development of Windows software, services and OS management, including C++ (11/14), MSYS2, DirectX, QT, PowerShell scripting, Sikuliux scripting, sysprep, enterprise license management, Windows drivers, Windows filesystemsNecessary Skills / Attributes:Strong understanding of data structures and algorithmsStrong experience with domain-driven design and working with REST and event-driven microservice architectures in KubernetesStrong ability to debug unfamiliar distributed architectures and isolate problems