Lead Game Services Engineer - Central Tech

Do you love the foundational technology we use to build games and services? Do you enjoy collaborating with engineers, learning about their needs, and developing innovative solutions? Are you invested in building large, scalable game services backends?

As a Lead Game Services Engineer in our Central Technology organization, you will help architect and build the game service backends of Bungie's next generation titles. You will collaborate with Game Services Leadership to identify risks and scale needs to accomplish this. You will determine which investments to make by gathering requirements, and building relationships and alignment among multiple Central Tech, game, and operations stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Craft and update robust, performant, and maintainable services
• Participate in team rituals including standups, weekly lead syncs, and quarterly goals planning
• Directly manage engineers, providing support, mentorship, constructive feedback, and career development guidance

REQUIRE SKILLS

• Willingness to be part of a "we" culture in which you work well with others to reach common goals - team fit and culture are especially important to us
• Understanding of game services development and quality practices
• Ability to lead teams developing complex products with high cross-team dependencies
• Ability to manage and mentor other engineers
• Ability to write high-performance C# service code
• Ability to communicate with customers of different technical and non-technical backgrounds to help them navigate technology and achieve their goals

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Ability to architect, build, and operate cloud-hosted services
• Familiarity with CI/CD principles for large scale production workloads
• Working knowledge of Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) principles

So you don't meet every requirement listed in this job description? Do you think your experience level is not where it needs to be? Studies show that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they believe they meet every single qualification. Bungie is focused on building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. If you're interested in this position but your past experience doesn't line up perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we want you to apply anyway. The right role for you may be right around the corner!

Most Bungie full-time employees will adopt a digital first approach allowing remote work in Bungie approved locations (outside of positions identified as 100% onsite in Bellevue/Seattle, or individuals preferring a hybrid/flex environment). Prospective full-time employees located outside of CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, or WI will need to establish residency in one of the states we are compliant in within 45 days of a start date. Contractors will follow a digital first approach adhering to the location guidelines agreed upon by our third-party employer/vendor and Bungie. Bungie's remote policy is subject to change at the company's discretion.