Senior Backend Web Engineer

Job Description

At Improbable, we’ve been venturing into unexplored territory for over a decade, seeking new ways to connect people and amplify their lives. We’re shaping virtual worlds of unprecedented scale for the gaming, web3, and related sectors, creating world-changing technology from Morpheus to M2. With us, you’ll tackle questions that no one else is asking and find answers that define the future.
We’re leading the way in defining what the metaverse can be. This is where you get to explore interconnected, immersive, exciting worlds that have never been seen before and where you decide what the future looks like. Are you ready?
While all of these metaverses build upon the same platform technology, they are each their web apps, built using the same technology foundations. These web apps are the way users access virtual worlds events and experiences via cloud streaming technology, manage their profile, buy virtual goods and services, interact with their friends, and even create their own objects and spaces. As a Backend Web Developer working in Improbable Metaverse Group, you are responsible for supporting the creation of these metaverse web applications, as a combination of a creative and technical role.

Your Opportunity:

• Independently scope and lead technical initiatives, laying the groundwork for early-stage products to evolve iteratively
• Contribute to the product roadmap, help set the vision and strategy for the team, and act as a sounding board for team leadership
• Develop and execute against both short- and long-term roadmaps. Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
• Contribute to team strategy, tooling, process, and culture
• Mentor and coach other engineers

Why You're Made For This:

• 5+ years of professional, full-time software development experience
• 1+ years of experience maintaining production services
• Experience with any popular cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Proficient in some modern programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Go, etc.
• Understanding of front-end technologies such as TypeScript, React and CSS
• Proficiency with Git source version control
• Experience reviewing code to maintain a high standard of code quality across the team
• Understanding of good practices for building and working with APIs
• A self-starter mindset, capable of context-switching between various projects, codebases, and concepts