About Nexon
Nexon, a world leader in online games, is building a workplace based on mutual respect, good humor, and the pursuit of excellence because we believe that great games can only be built by amazing people. Our vision is to create high quality, innovative online games that create unforgettable experiences for players around the world.
Nexon America is a leader in online gaming and award-winning publisher of renowned MMORPGs MapleStory, Mabinogi and Vindictus, which have gone on to break records and captivate players, and the company was recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company in February 2022 for 2 years in a row! With new projects on the horizon, Nexon America maintains the pioneering and innovative spirit of its parent company, Nexon, employing its player-first approach, while designing the best possible gameplay experiences for the western market.
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Do you enjoy solving complex real-world problems, running tests and trials to get the “right” answer, and working on some of the most unexplored areas of computer science, graph databases, artificial intelligence, microservice fabrics, and cutting-edge graphic engine pipeline support? We are looking for a thoughtful and detail-focused engineer to help us deliver our next phase of technology. Our roadmap is different from what can currently be found in the marketplace, so we need you to help us validate our assumptions, build conceptual proof of ideas, and ensure we are effectively connecting content to technology!
We are currently working in the office 2-3x a week in a hybrid work model.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with Product and Design teams to develop an exciting experience for our users
- Research, Design, Code, Test, Maintain, and Assess codebases that work at scale for millions of users
- Champion and express ideas and designs to your team, developing buy-in for new processes and technologies
- Design fun, innovative game features played by millions
- Maintain a mentoring relationship with members of your team
- Karate kick technical debt in the chops
- Deliver code to the users though a standardized SDLC
- Ability to work with team peers, product, and design to shape the architectural vision and roadmap for the team
Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Knowledge/Skills
- At least 10 years experience in software development.
- Demonstrable ability to communicate using UML.
- Mastery in multiple programming languages and platforms, and database technologies
- Ability to independently design and deliver large complex projects
- Ability to provide coaching to team members to support their understanding of the architecture and aid in their technical development
- Experience with Agile development methodology (e.g., Scrum)
- Ability to work with team peers, product, and design to shape the architectural vision and roadmap for the organization
- Have an understanding of the work required to perform development tasks, and be reasonably accurate when estimating that work
- Develop technical performance architecture that solves complex performance issues
- Ability to research, understand, demonstrate, and evaluate analysis of novel technologies as well as socialize and champion the best results
- Ability to create an environment for honest and open discussion of all issues. You involve the right people, from your team and others, to resolve critical issues.
- Experience with short release cycles and the full software lifecycle.
Nexon’s benefits and perks:
We offer medical, dental and vision plans for you, your spouse or domestic partner and your children. Employees who enroll in the high deductible health plan receive an annual employer contribution to a health savings account and company paid hospital indemnity benefits. We also provide company paid life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability benefits as well as access to voluntary life and AD&D for yourself and your dependents, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) savings plan with a company match, and pet insurance. Nexies are encouraged to take advantage of our monthly wellness credit, participate in lunchtime yoga, and enroll in language classes. We host bi-monthly catered lunches, monthly happy hours, and maintain a well-stocked snack bar. To help you maintain a good work life balance, we offer paid time off, sick days, company holidays, and a year-end break.
Nexon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.