Senior Software Engineer

SteelSeries is the original esports brand at the intersection of gaming and culture, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver best-in-class web experiences for gamers, focusing on building scalable architectures and maintaining code quality.

Responsibilities:

• Come up to speed with our tech stack — our web application is written in React and deployed in AWS using containers
• Ship a new feature in our cloud platform
• Evaluate the architecture of our cloud platform, identify areas for improvement, and collaborate with engineering to plan and execute changes
• Continue to innovate and add features to our web-based experiences for gamers
• Play with and give feedback on unannounced hardware products coming out next year
• Proactively own and drive refactoring efforts to maintain a clean, well-tested codebase
• Evaluate new languages, frameworks, and tools and propose when and how to adopt them
• Share knowledge and best practices around code, testing, and documentation quality with teammates

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering
• Experience building scalable cloud solutions including containerized environments, database design, and distributed systems
• Experience designing and building web back ends and web user interfaces
• Solid understanding of reliability and observability practices — logging, tracing, and monitoring in production environments
• Proficiency leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT) to accelerate delivery and improve code quality
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to share knowledge and learn from those around you
• Eagerness to continuously grow as an engineer