Senior Software Developer

3 Months ago • 4 Years + • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Miniclip seeks a Senior Backend Developer in Genoa, Italy to join its Games Development Studio. This role involves developing, deploying, and supporting mobile multiplayer game backends globally. Responsibilities include developing game servers and related services, creating and maintaining internal/external tools and libraries, managing platform infrastructure, and collaborating with other teams. The ideal candidate possesses at least 4 years of cloud/backend development experience, AWS expertise, strong programming skills (distributed/concurrent programming, networking, microservices), Git proficiency, and software design skills. The position requires a highly responsible, self-motivated team player with excellent written and spoken English.
Must have:
  • 4+ years cloud/backend dev experience
  • AWS experience
  • Strong programming skills
  • Git proficiency
  • Software design skills
  • Team player, excellent English
Good to have:
  • Erlang/Elixir knowledge
  • CI/CD tool experience (Jenkins, etc.)

Job Details

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 4 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) 

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 400 million monthly and 65 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 12 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its
20 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 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™, and PowerWash Simulator ™.

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

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About The Company

Miniclip is a global leader in digital games with a mission of ‘unleashing the gamer in everyone’. We develop, publish, and distribute highly engaging games to an audience of over 400 million monthly active users across mobile, social and online platforms. We operate in 10 countries, with a global workforce of over 1000 people across 16 locations.

Founded in 2001, the Company has successfully grown a huge global audience in over 195 countries and across six continents. We have a unique understanding of the digital games space and have developed a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games, extensive worldwide distribution, and an internationally recognised brand name. To date, Miniclip's digital games, which also include the franchises 8 Ball Pool™, Subway Surfers™, Golf Battle™, Football Strike™, Carrom Pool™, and Agar.io™ have generated more than 7 billion downloads. Miniclip has more than 70 million daily active players reaching people across the world in the pursuit of ‘unleashing the gamer in everyone’.

In the past three years, as part of our ambitious growth plans, Miniclip has been delighted to welcome the teams from Playsport (famous for Motorsport Manager), Yakuto (creators of Darts of Fury), Masomo (home of Head Ball 2), Ilyon (designers of Bubble Shooter), Eight Pixels Square (Sniper Strike) operating as Miniclip Derby, Gamebasics (creators of OSM Online Soccer Manager) now operating as Miniclip Netherlands, Green Horse Games (home of Football Rivals), Supersonic Software Ltd., trading as Puzzling.com (the team behind the highly successful Puzzle Page and Picture Cross), and most recently Sybo (famous for Subway Surfers).

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

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