Sr. Software Engineer - Back-end - D&D Beyond (Contract/Temp)

At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in!

As a Sr. Software Engineer working on the D&D team, you will join an adventuring party of engineers to build best-in-class digital play solutions for the world’s greatest roleplaying game!

What You'll Do:

• Create and maintain applications with scalability, reliability, and observability in mind, ensuring optimal performance and minimal downtime.
• Implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Participate in on-call rotations where you will monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to improve overall system health.
• Participate in team planning and execution rituals

What You'll Bring:

• At least 5 years of experience as a software engineer
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, with hands-on experience in Node.js
• Experience delivering resilient applications at a moderate scale
• Experience designing, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting databases using relational and non-relational technologies
• Familiarity building and maintaining cloud infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform.
• Familiarity with observability tools like Datadog for monitoring, logging, and tracing

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with C# and .NET Core
• Familiarity with React and Next.js
• A passion for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you are selected to move forward in our application process and need to request an accommodation, please let your recruiter or coordinator know. This role will be hired through a contract/temp agency and is a 6 month initial contract, which can be extended out to 12 months.