Backend Engineer

4 Months ago • 3 Years + • Backend Development • $150,000 PA - $225,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Sleeper is seeking experienced Backend Engineers to build and scale their platform. Responsibilities include developing multiplayer games, messaging features, and core platform functionalities. Engineers will ensure scalability for millions of users and collaborate with the frontend team. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving skills, thrives in ambiguous environments, and can handle high-pressure situations. Experience with Elixir and ScyllaDB is a plus. The role requires building scalable solutions, working with the frontend team, and anticipating potential issues. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits.
Must have:
  • 3+ years experience
  • Elixir/Erlang experience
  • Scalable system design
  • Multiplayer game or messaging experience
  • Problem-solving skills
Good to have:
  • Cassandra or ScyllaDB experience
  • Distributed systems experience

Job Details

Sleeper is a rapidly growing platform for sports fans with messaging at its core. Our backend consists primarily of Elixir and ScyllaDB. We are looking for experienced engineers who have a passion for building multi-player games or messaging products to help us bring Sleeper to the rest of the world.

What you’ll be doing

  • Building multi-player games, messaging, and/or core platform features

  • Ensuring your solutions are scalable to millions of users

  • Work with frontend team to deliver products to end users

Who you are

  • Impressive side project or 3+ years of engineering experience

  • You make practical decisions and trade-offs

  • You thrive in ambiguous environments

  • You are good at anticipating things that can go wrong

  • When things do go wrong, you act calm and think rationally

Preferred skills (not required)

  • Experience with ErlangVM

  • Experience with Cassandra or ScyllaDB

  • Experience managing distributed systems infrastructure

Sleeper believes in fair and equitable pay. Certain locations in the United States require job postings to include a reasonable estimate of the base salary range and/or a general description of benefits and other compensation applicable to the role. For this role in those locations, the base salary range for new hires is:

Annualized Base Pay Range: 150K - 225K

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