Jackbox Games Looking for Full-Stack Software Engineer (Go and Vue) at Chicago, IL Full Time

Jackbox Games is a leading video game company known for creating innovative and engaging party games that can be played across various platforms, including consoles, computers, and mobile devices. Our games, such as “The Jackbox Party Pack” series and titles such as “Quiplash” and “Fibbage” have become a hit among gamers and non-gamers alike, providing laughter and entertainment at social gatherings around the world.

As a Full-Stack Software Engineer at Jackbox Games, you will play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of our cutting-edge multiplayer systems. You will work closely with a talented team of engineers, designers, and artists to create captivating experiences that bring people together through interactive entertainment.

Note: This is not a game developer role.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain both server-side and client-side software components using Go (Golang) and Vue.js frameworks.
• Collaborate with the game-play engineering team to design and implement scalable, high-performance systems for multiplayer games.
• Participate in the entire software development life cycle, including planning, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, following industry best practices and coding standards.
• Optimize system performance and troubleshoot technical issues to ensure smooth gameplay and user experiences.
• Integrate and interact with various APIs and third-party services to enhance systems and tooling functionality.
• Work closely with designers and artists to implement game features, UI elements, and animations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve development processes and workflows.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in full-stack development, web technologies, and industry best practices.
• Contribute to code reviews, knowledge sharing, and mentorship to foster a collaborative and learning environment.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Full-Stack Software Engineer, with a focus on back-end development using Go and front-end development using Vue.js.
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) programming language and Vue.js (or comparable) framework.
• Experience with dynamically scaling multi-user environments and real-time communication protocols is highly desirable.

Nice to have qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Understanding of network programming and security principles in a multi-user context.

Benefits

Okay, but what are the perks?!

• Pay range: $88,000 -$134,000. Please note: individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and position, including (but not limited to) skill set, experience and qualifications.
• Other benefits: 401(k) with matching. We pay 100% of the cost of premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance for our employees. We also cover a really nice chunk of the cost of premiums for spouse/partner/dependent medical, dental and vision insurance. Paid parental leave.
• Flexible work schedule and environment. Our employees are encouraged to work where they feel the safest and most productive. Our office in Lincoln Park in Chicago is open (and fully stocked with snacks) for folks that prefer to work in the office. Due to various legal and tax implications we can only offer employment to residents of the following states: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin.
• Unlimited PTO. Take time off when you need to recharge, take a trip, or just catch up on life.
• Annual stipends for therapy, education, wellness and home office equipment to encourage our employees’ lifelong learning pursuits and support mental and physical health.
• Creative work environment. We are lucky to work in a place that is full of talented and innovative folks. Most of the day, the place is pretty quiet (we’re a focused bunch), but this is punctuated with hilarious outbursts and general merriment.

Interested?

Great, we look forward to reading your application. Please include:

• Your resume.
• A cover letter. You don’t need to be a professional writer for this job (we have those) but we would love to hear more about you that we can’t see from your resume.

On the fence? If you’re interested in the job but worried you aren’t qualified, we encourage you to err on the side of applying. We’d hate to miss out on great candidates just because they’re worried they don’t check every box on the job description.

We know it is a time commitment to prepare an application and we respect that effort by thoughtfully reviewing every complete application and responding one way or the other. But that kind of thoughtful review means that it sometimes takes us a while to get back to applicants, so please be patient with us and no phone calls.

Thanks for your interest in Jackbox Games!