Senior Python engineer building reliable web - scraping and data - extraction workflows for Mindrift’s AI technology projects. Processing dynamic websites into accurate, validated structured datasets.
About the role
- Senior Game Backend Engineer at Offworld Industries handling the microservice backend for a live-service game. Collaborating with teams across Canada and China to modernize backend infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Audit and remediate existing stateful scaling logic
- Implement robust graceful shutdown protocols and dirty-cache synchronization
- Take ownership of partially implemented systems and drive them to completion
- De-couple hardcoded database versioning and configuration from the codebase
- Replace legacy shell-script deployments with modern, containerized CI/CD pipelines
- Establish a "zero-failure" testing culture
- Build automated integration test suites to rigorously test critical paths
- Be in direct contact with Tencent’s infrastructure support teams
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
- High proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript within a microservices environment
- Deep understanding of stateful backend scaling, consistent hashing, memory management, and distributed caching strategies
- Strong NoSQL database experience, particularly in high-throughput read/write scenarios
- Bilingual fluency in Mandarin and professional-level English
- Willingness to accommodate meetings scheduled for China morning hours while working in the Pacific Time zone.
Benefits
- Extended health and dental benefits
- 2 weeks of paid vacation
- Wonderful colleagues!
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