Senior Software Engineer, Java

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Responsibilities

• ▹Design and implement solutions to help meet the challenges of fast-paced game development
• ▹Contribute towards the team's software design guidelines
• ▹Collaborate with other Rockstar technology teams across worldwide studios
• ▹Develop a strong understanding of the systems in use and learn new technologies to help advance the applications

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of professional experience in Java backend development
• ▹Strong command of Java, from low-level optimization to high-level architecture
• ▹Deep expertise in the Spring Boot ecosystem and JPA/Hibernate
• ▹Proven experience designing and scaling RESTful APIs
• ▹Solid understanding of MySQL (or other major RDBMS) with query-tuning experience
• ▹Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and change data capture (CDC) pipelines
• ▹Proficient in Java performance profiling and debugging
• ▹Comfortable working in Linux environments

Nice to have

• ▹Familiarity with Directed Acyclic Graphs and Graph Databases
• ▹Familiarity with media processing tools like FFMPEG
• ▹Exposure to version control, CI/CD systems and build automation
• ▹Experience with service-oriented architecture and multi-tier server applications
• ▹Exposure to caching systems, Spring Cloud, Swagger
• ▹Experience with data warehousing solutions like Snowflake / Apache Doris
• ▹Familiarity with Debezium

Soft skills

About the company

Rockstar Games creates world-class entertainment experiences. The Rockstar Games Information Systems team creates and maintains production software tools that are used by all game development disciplines to support the creation of every Rockstar Games project.