Excellent understanding of C++ Good understanding of web technologies and RESTful paradigms Experience with HTTP, JSON, XML, HTML/Javascript, WebSocket Able to mockup web services and deploy to cloud hosting platforms such as AWS Can deploy, monitor and debug remote services Excellent communication skills Independent and self-motivated Build and maintain C++ game server code that communicates with Gearbox and third-party cloud services Work closely with our backend services team to help them shape the RESTful microservices the game depends on Build properly scaled telemetry solutions into game server code so that we can track server usage data over time Diagnose problems that occur with live game servers, whether for QA internally or in real customer circumstances Optimize game server code in order to maximize server instance counts per VM Monitor fleets of game servers at scale across multiple regions to track matchmaking balance