Backend Team Lead

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Backend Development

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Job Description

Papaya, a leading mobile game developer, seeks a Backend Team Lead to spearhead its backend engineering team. Responsibilities include recruiting, leading, and growing a team of backend engineers; delivering new game features and functionality for large-scale mobile games; collaborating with cross-functional teams; taking full accountability for major features from specification to execution; and staying hands-on in code, design, and architecture. The ideal candidate possesses 7+ years of software engineering experience, including backend development of high-scale real-time web services, experience with cloud-based architectures (AWS), and proficiency in Node.js or C#. Excellent communication skills in Hebrew and English are required.
Must have:
  • Team leadership (2+ years)
  • 7+ years Software Engineer experience
  • High-scale backend development
  • AWS experience
  • Node.js or C# proficiency
  • Excellent communication (Hebrew & English)

Description

Get ready to join the action at Papaya, one of the world's fastest-growing mobile game powerhouses! We're all about delivering fun and excitement to millions of players across our diverse range of games. The company is HQ in the heart of Tel Aviv.

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer Team Lead eager to become one of our pioneering core team members and establish themselves as a significant building block of our products and company at this critical point in time before we reach greater heights.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, lead and grow a strong team of Backend engineers
  • Deliver new game features and functionality for large-scale mobile games
  • Collaborate with other development teams, product managers, UI\UX designers, and others to maintain high levels of visibility, efficiency, and collaboration
  • Take full accountability for major features from specification and planning through execution & coding with multiple engineers
  • Stay hands-on in the code, design and architecture
  • Use and teach the best engineering methodologies, high quality development, coding and designing skills. The code is in Node.js (Backend) and C# (Unity, Frontend)
  • Take a major part in our strategic growth of the R&D team - technology, process and professionally

Requirements

  • Team leadership experience and working with cross-functional teams (2+ years)
  • At least 7 years of experience as a Software Engineer
  • Experience with backend development of real-time web services of a high-scale system
  • Experience in working with cloud-based architectures and AWS specifically
  • Familiarity with Node.js or C#
  • An academic degree in a relevant technical field
  • Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) in Hebrew and English

About you:

  • Passion for people, technology, architecture, and quality
  • Hunger and curiosity to always learn, understand and play with new technologies
  • Mentor – love working with others to make everyone around you better
  • Team player
  • Track record of excellence and drive for results & problem-solving
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About The Company

Since 2019, Papaya has been committed to shaping the future of gaming through an innovative and forward-thinking approach to game development. We believe that gaming should be about more than just luck, which is why our games are designed to reward skill, strategy, and perseverance. 


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