Voodoo
mobile games and apps
SeniorBackendEngineer(Python)
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“Senior Backend Engineer (Python) at Voodoo. Skills: Python, back-end programming, microservice architecture, cloud infrastructure. Design and implement services that plug and play with the existing microservice ecosystem. Contribute to choice of the technology stack”
Industry & Context.
solve open-ended problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Excellent back-end programming skills, A good understanding of the basics of algorithms and databases, Write readable, maintainable, and testable code, Experience with any cloud infrastructure provider (AWS, GCP, etc.), The willingness to learn and evolve
Nice to Have
Experience writing production-grade systems in Python, Experience with microservice architecture and highly distributed systems, Experience with Payment Services Providers, Knowledge of frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and frameworks associated (Bootstrap, JQuery, Vue.js)
What You'll Do.
Design and implement services that plug and play with the existing microservice ecosystem
Contribute to choice of the technology stack
observe best practices for reliability and availability
Explore and solve open-ended problems that across the back-end and infrastructure
Full Job Description
ABOUT VOODOO Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz. TEAM Blitz is a gaming platform launched in 2021, allowing players to compete on mobile games for real cash prizes (head-up, tournaments, leagues, etc.). It is leveraging a unique game portfolio to engage users in a fun and rewarding way. ROLE We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer (Python) who will play a key role in the development of Blitz, our real-money gaming platform. - Design and implement services that plug and play with the existing microservice ecosystem - Contribute to choice of the technology stack and observe best practices for reliability and availability - Explore and solve open-ended problems that span across the back-end and infrastructure PROFILE - Excellent back-end programming skills with 6+ years of experience - A good understanding of the basics of algorithms and databases - Write readable, maintainable, and testable code - Experience with any cloud infrastructure provider (AWS, GCP, etc.) - The willingness to learn and evolve - Nice to have : - Experience writing production-grade systems in Python - Experience with microservice architecture and highly distributed systems - Experience with Payment Services Providers - Knowledge of frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and frameworks associated (Bootstrap, JQuery, Vue.js http://vue.js/, …) - Knowledge of Kubernetes and Terraform OUR STACK - Programming Languages: Python, bash - Databases: AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, AWS Timestream, Redis, PostgreSQL - AWS Cloud Services: S3, SNS, SQS, Lambda, EKS - CI/CD: Kubernetes, Docker, argocd - Monitoring and Alertin
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