Lead Backend Developer - HCM

DigiSource's Client is Koban Studio, based in Singapore

We are seeking an experienced talent to join our dynamic team in the cutting-edge HTML5 game development industry. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in leading game development teams, architecting innovative gaming solutions, and delivering high-quality, engaging digital experiences.  

We believe in forging respectful and mutually beneficial working relationships with our partners, we tap into the collective wisdom of the industry to critically design products that satisfy the needs of the market. We encourage conversation and sharing within and without the company, keeping ourselves informed, searching and discussing trends and patterns so that we may critically address our audience with thoughtful products.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the backend development team.
• Architect, design, and develop complex, scalable, and secure backend systems.
• Select, implement, and maintain appropriate backend technologies and frameworks.
• Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, focusing on solution design, coding, deployment and debugging.
• To brainstorm solutions and design robust, highly scalable applications that can withstand high traffic with minimum down time together with engineers from other countries.
• To work closely with product owners, key users, artists and the quality assurance team to ensure deliverables are as per expectation.
• To assist in service migration planning and the design of failover.
• Develop ideas for new products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
• Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.
• Troubleshoot applications, conduct performance testing and optimize services to enhance user experience and minimize resource consumption.
• To build reusable code and libraries for future uses.

• Bachelor's degree or above, major in computer, communication, mathematics, etc.; 
• More than four years of backend development experience with Golang. 
• Able to work, troubleshoot, and resolve problems independently. Familiarity with web application development (HTTP, security, database, message queue etc). 
• Proficiency in MySQL database design and performance optimization. 
• Proficiency in Redis, MongoDB, Memcached, etc will be a plus point. 
• Basic knowledge of JS, and Ajax. 
• Understand the separation architecture between the Front-end and the Back-end.
• Understand the common commands of Linux / Unix systems. 
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc. 
• Good data structure and algorithm foundation, solid programming skills; 
• Possess demand analysis and system design capabilities, as well as strong logical analysis and independent problem-solving capabilities; 
• Positive and optimistic, strong sense of responsibility, serious and meticulous work, good team communication and collaboration skills; 
• Collaborative team member with good communication skills in English.

Bonus: 

• Experience in migrating monolithic applications to microservices architecture.    
  
• Good understanding of actor model concepts like akka actor and the usage of kafka stream.       
  
• Knowledge or actual experience in CQRS design for huge databases. 
• Experience in designing game backends or building games in Cocos or UNITY.     
  
• Domain knowledge of the game industry from game development to actual game operation.  
  
• Experience in any interpreted programming language like Ruby or Python.      
  
• Passion in building games.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment.
• The chance to work on exciting and innovative game projects.

Location and Working Hour: 

• Location: 485B Nguyen Dinh Chieu, ward 2, District 3, HCM
• Working hour: 9h - 18h on Monday - Friday