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 us

Competition Company is a triple-A game development studio with a focus on changing the future of digital motorsport.

Our main offices are situated in Malmö and Munich, with a global team working remotely towards our common goal: to offer players, digital racers and car enthusiasts the ultimate playground to Play, Engage, Create, Compete, Collect and even monetize their passion for cars and digital racing.

We believe motorsport has captivated people since its beginnings, and we count among these enthusiasts. All of us at RENNSPORT share a common passion for high speed, racing, and creating the best imaginable. 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."

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.”