Lead Game Services Engineer

31st Union is looking for a Lead Game Services Engineer to lead the team that builds and runs studio-hosted services. Responsibilities include managing backend engineers, owning architecture, writing code, and handling operations. The role is based in San Mateo, CA, open to fully remote candidates. The role involves team leadership, architecture and development, releases and deployment, operations, and platform integration. Required qualifications include 10+ years server-side experience, lead a

10+ years server-side development with a Bachelor's in CS or equivalent. Has led backend engineers on a shipped AAA title, preferably live-service or competitive multiplayer. Fluent in C#, proficient in Python or Go. Strong grasp of distributed systems, concurrency, scalable service design. Hands-on with NoSQL databases (MongoDB/DocumentDB) and Redis. Deployed and operated production services on AWS. Gives direct, constructive feedback.