Backend Developer

Job Description

Miniclip is looking for a Backend Developer to hire in our Genoa (Italy) Games Development Studio. This is a full-time position, please apply only if you have the right to work in Europe and Italy. It is an exciting opportunity to integrate into a highly effective and skilled team, developing cutting edge mobile games played by tens of millions of users. 

What will you be doing at Miniclip?

You will be part of a team of dedicated programmers that will develop, deploy and prove support for our mobile multiplayer game backend around the globe. Thinking outside the box to come up with innovative solutions, and collaborating with some of the best minds in the field! Your work will include: 

• Developing and providing support for multiplayer game-servers and related services. 
• Developing and maintaining tools and libraries for both internal and external use. 
• Maintaining our platforms, systems and network infrastructure. 
• Effectively cooperate with other development teams. 

What are we looking for?

• At least 2 years of experience on cloud/backend development. 

• Previous experience on Amazon Web Services (or one of the other major cloud services). 

• Good programming skills. (distributed/concurrent programming, networking, microservices) 
• Proficient on git versioning system. 
• Software design skills. 
• Highly responsible, self-motivated and team player. 
• Good English level, written and spoken. 

The following skills are desirable: 

• Knowledge or experience of Erlang, Elixir.
• Knowledge or experience of CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, Travis CI, Bamboo, etc) #LI-AC1

About Miniclip

Miniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world's biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. It distributes highly engaging games to a global audience of over 450 million monthly and 70 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 15 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its 22 studios. Founded in 2001 with an internationally recognised brand name, Miniclip has successfully grown a global audience across 195 countries and six continents. It has a unique understanding of the games space, developing and distributing a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games globally. To date, Miniclip’s studios and companies have generated more than 10.5 billion downloads, including the following games: 8 Ball Pool, Subway Surfers, Golf Battle, Football Strike, Carrom Pool, OSM - Online Soccer Manager™, Football Rivals , Pure Sniper , Puzzle Page™, Head Ball 2, Motorsport Manager, Darts of Fury, Ultimate Golf, Mini Football, Triple Match 3D™, Agar.io, PowerWash Simulator, Suduko.com™, and We Are Warriors™.

For more information, visit https://miniclip.com/