Senior Back-End Software Engineer

As a Senior Back-End Software Engineer at XBorg, your key responsibilities include architecting and scaling backend systems optimized for high traffic and large datasets, continuously improving performance and stability, and implementing security protocols to protect system integrity and data privacy. You'll also be designing and maintaining APIs for frontend applications and tackling bugs and technical issues as they arise.

To succeed as a Senior Back-End Software Engineer at XBorg, candidates should have 5+ years of experience in software development, a solid grasp of technologies such as Nest.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Typescript, and a passion for gaming or Web3 technologies. Familiarity with Heroku or AWS is also beneficial, as these platforms are integral to our infrastructure.

At XBorg, we prioritize work-life balance by offering a flexible remote work environment. Additionally, our team enjoys regular gaming sessions, bi-yearly retreats, and financial support for attending conferences, ensuring that your professional growth aligns with your personal interests and well-being.

We offer a competitive salary range of $72,000 to $160,000 a year for the Senior Back-End Software Engineer position, along with an innovative token incentive package, allocating 15% of the total XBG token supply over a 10-year period. This structure is designed to reward long-term commitment while aligning our team members' interests with the success of the XBorg ecosystem.

The culture at XBorg is centered around collaboration, innovation, and a strong passion for gaming. Senior Back-End Software Engineers will find themselves in a supportive environment that encourages team bonding, creativity, and engaging discussions about gaming and technology, including dedicated weekly gaming sessions with team members.

In your response, emphasize specific projects where you successfully built scalable backend systems, the technologies used, and any challenges you overcame. Highlight your understanding of performance optimization and resilience in high-traffic environments, explaining how your contributions led to improved system efficiency.

Discuss your approach to implementing security protocols and best practices, such as data encryption, authentication, and regular security audits. Provide examples from past roles where you successfully safeguarded system integrity and data privacy, showcasing your dedication to maintaining high security standards.

Describe your hands-on experience designing and maintaining APIs, focusing on their reliability and clarity. Mention the tools and languages you used, any specific challenges faced during development, and how you ensured smooth connections between frontend applications and backend logic.

Share a specific scenario where you identified a significant bug or performance bottleneck. Explain your troubleshooting process, the steps you took to resolve the issue, and any long-term fixes you implemented. This will demonstrate your problem-solving skills and commitment to maintaining system stability.

Highlight the importance of communication and collaboration within software development. Provide examples of how you’ve worked with cross-functional teams in the past, how you share knowledge, and how feedback is incorporated into your projects to drive success.

Tailor your answer to reflect a genuine interest in XBorg's mission to innovate in the gaming and esports industry. Discuss your enthusiasm for personalized digital experiences and engagement solutions, tying it to your own passion for gaming and technology.

Describe your approach to monitoring performance metrics, the tools you use to identify bottlenecks, and your strategies for optimizing performance. Include specific examples of how your efforts led to measurable improvements in system efficiency or response times.

Discuss the software development methodologies you're familiar with, such as Agile or Scrum. Explain how these methodologies help improve team productivity and how you’ve implemented them in past roles to deliver successful projects on time.

Provide insights into your experience using cloud platforms for deploying and managing applications. Highlight specific projects where you leveraged AWS or Heroku, detailing the outcomes, challenges faced, and how these platforms enhanced your development projects.

Demonstrate your awareness of industry trends related to backend development, such as the growing importance of decentralized technologies and gaming ecosystems. Discuss how these trends impact your development practices and your excitement about the future of gaming technology.