Senior Engineer, Full-Stack Technology Minecraft
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Redmond, WA - USA
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Job Summary
At Mojang Studios the creators of Minecraft we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play.
Why play Well play is at the heart of everything we do. Its the blocky backbone of our games the core of our development philosophy and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool play is the bedrock of our existence.
We enable millions to create and play together connect people across the globe and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.
Mojang Studios is looking for a Senior Engineer based in Redmond with expertise spanning user interfaces application logic services and data this hands-on role you will build and maintain accessible secure and reliable software using modern development practices. You will collaborate with design product and engineering partners to translate requirements into clear technical solutions. You will evaluate tools and approaches including new technologies where appropriate based on usability quality performance and long-term maintainability. You will provide technical leadership through mentoring thoughtful design reviews and strong end-to-end engineering standards.
Responsibilities
Lead technical design and implementation across application layers establishing clear standards for quality maintainability and engineering consistency.
Build and improve user interfaces application logic APIs and data integrations with automated testing and dependable development practices while remaining a hands-on contributor to production code.
Partner with design product and engineering teams to solve usability and integration problems document technical interfaces and manage cross-team dependencies.
Raise the engineering bar through technical mentorship design and code reviews automated testing CI/CD and clear standards for accessibility security privacy responsible technology use performance and maintainability.
Use telemetry user feedback testing and operational learning to improve software usability performance reliability and end-to-end quality.
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In the end its the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join youll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright warm and creative individuals all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!
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Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python
- OR Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
Experience building production applications across user interfaces application logic APIs and data integrations with attention to usability performance security and maintainability.
Experience translating product and design requirements into coherent end-to-end experiences and evolving prototypes into reliable production software.
Solid software-engineering fundamentals and ability to write production-quality code using modern development practices including GitHub CI/CD automated testing and code reviews.
Experience with modern client or web application frameworks backend services API design and scalable data storage.
Experience integrating model-backed features retrieval or agentic workflows into usable products with clear feedback failure handling and evaluation.
Experience designing accessible interfaces and improving user journeys through telemetry customer feedback usability work and controlled experiments.
Experience with application and service observability performance profiling automated end-to-end testing and dependable release practices.
Experience taking products from early exploration through launch and live operation while managing cross-team technical dependencies.
Games-industry knowledge and an interest in technology that enables players creators and development teams.
Strong verbal and written communication skills technical mentorship and ability to collaborate across product design engineering and non-technical teams.
In the end its the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join youll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright warm and creative individuals all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!
#mojangjobs #gamingjobs
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