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JOB TITLE: Senior Engineer, Full-Stack Technology - Minecraft
The Senior Engineer, Full-Stack Technology - Minecraft joins the engineering team to build and maintain accessible, secure, and reliable software. This hands-on role involves developing user interfaces, application logic, APIs, and data integrations while translating requirements from design and product partners into technical solutions. The engineer will lead technical designs, provide mentorship through code reviews, and establish standards for quality and maintainability. Key responsibilities include implementing automated testing, CI/CD, and telemetry to improve performance and usability. Required skills include proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, alongside experience with web frameworks, scalable data storage, and model-backed features. The role focuses on solving usability and integration problems within the Minecraft product area to enhance the player experience.
Lead technical design and implementation across application layers to ensure engineering consistency.
Build and maintain user interfaces, application logic, APIs, and data integrations.
Write production-quality code using automated testing and dependable development practices.
Translate product and design requirements into clear technical solutions and documented interfaces.
Provide technical leadership through mentoring, design reviews, and establishing engineering standards.
Use telemetry and user feedback to improve software usability, performance, and reliability.
Manage cross-team dependencies and technical integrations for products from exploration to launch.
What we're looking for
Master's Degree in Computer Science and 8+ years of technical engineering experience in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and 12+ years of technical engineering experience in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Equivalent experience to the degree and years of experience requirements (preferred).
Experience building production applications across user interfaces, application logic, APIs, and data integrations (preferred).
Experience translating product and design requirements into coherent end-to-end experiences and reliable production software (preferred).
Solid software-engineering fundamentals including GitHub, CI/CD, automated testing, and code reviews (preferred).
Experience with modern client or web application frameworks, backend services, API design, and scalable data storage (preferred).
Experience integrating model-backed features, retrieval, or agentic workflows into usable products (preferred).