Senior Backend Engineer

1 Year ago • 3-5 Years • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Backend Engineer will play a crucial role in shaping the future of digital motorsport. This individual will collaborate closely with the game, frontend, and app teams to create an exceptional user experience. Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining backend architecture and services, collaborating on new feature design and implementation, ensuring the technical viability of UI/UX designs, writing clean and efficient code, and staying abreast of industry trends. The role requires a strong understanding of relational databases, message brokers, and microservice-based systems. Experience with cloud providers and code versioning tools is also essential. The ideal candidate will have a passion for sim racing and a keen eye for architecture and long-term maintainability.
Must have:
  • 3-5 years of Backend Developer experience.
  • Experience in agile development teams.
  • Strong understanding of relational databases.
  • Good understanding of message brokers.
  • Experience with microservice-based systems.
  • Strong understanding of at least one backend language.
  • Experience with cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure.
  • Familiarity with code versioning tools like git.
Good to have:
  • Strong experience in Go.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL.
  • Knowledge of underlying web technologies (HTTP, TCP, QUIC).
  • Experience with Apache Kafka.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and Agones.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
  • Familiarity with Google Cloud.
  • Familiarity with GitLab.
  • An eye for architecture and long-term maintainability.
  • Previous employment in the gaming industry.
  • Sim racing experience and passion.
Perks:
  • A young team with little bureaucracy and high levels of responsibility.
  • A fast-paced team of professionals with room to grow.
  • Remote-first working environment.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Startup atmosphere.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Being part of the digital motorsport revolution.

Job Details

Introduction

We at RENNSPORT are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help us on our journey to be the future of digital motorsport! A successful candidate will work hand-in-hand with the game, frontend and app teams in crafting the best possible experience to engage with our game content! We look forward to hearing from you!


Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the backend architecture and services

  • Collaborate with the development team to design and implement new features

  • Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs with the UX team

  • Write clean, maintainable and efficient code

  • Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies


Your profile

  • 3-5 years of experience as a Backend Developer

  • Experience working in agile development teams

  • Strong understanding of relational databases

  • Good understanding of message brokers

  • Experience working with microservice-based systems

  • Strong understanding of at least one backend language

  • Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, Azure

  • Familiarity with code versioning tools such as git

    What would make you stand out?

    • Strong experience in Go

    • Experience with PostgreSQL

    • Knowledge of underlying web technologies (HTTP, TCP, QUIC)

    • Experience with Apache Kafka

    • Experience with Kubernetes and Agones

    • Experience with Infrastructure as Code

    • Familiarity with Google Cloud

    • Familiarity with GitLab

    • An eye for architecture and long-term maintainability

    • Previous employment in the gaming industry

    • Sim racing experience and passion


What you can expect from us

  • A young team with little bureaucracy and high levels of responsibility

  • A fast-paced team of professionals with room to grow

  • Remote-first working environment

  • Flexible working hours

  • Startup atmosphere

  • Competitive salary

  • Being part of the digital motorsport revolution

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About The Company

We are Competition Company. Based in Munich but with teams all over the world working remotely towards our common goal of laying the foundation for the future of digital motorsports.


Motorsport has captivated people since its beginnings. We definitely count among these enthusiasts and all of us at RENNSPORT share a common passion for highspeed, racing and everything that goes with it. We are certain that it's time for the next evolution of motorsport by proving how fascinating and realistic racing can be in the virtual world. That’s why we started the development of RENNSPORT at the end of 2020. Our credo is “Digital Gasoline. Real Adrenaline.”

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