Senior Backend Engineer (Python) - Blitz

1 Hour ago • 4 Years + • Backend Development

About the job

Summary

Voodoo seeks a Senior Backend Engineer (Python) to contribute significantly to the development of Blitz, its real-money gaming platform. Responsibilities include designing and implementing services within the existing microservice ecosystem, influencing technology stack choices, ensuring reliability and availability, and tackling complex back-end and infrastructure problems. The role demands strong back-end programming skills, a solid understanding of algorithms and databases, and the ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code. Experience with cloud infrastructure is essential.
Must have:
  • 4+ years back-end experience
  • Excellent Python skills
  • Algorithm & database understanding
  • Cloud infrastructure experience
  • Microservice architecture knowledge
Good to have:
  • Experience with Payment Service Providers
  • Knowledge of frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, frameworks)
  • Kubernetes and Terraform experience
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Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.

Team

Blitz is a gaming platform launched by Voodoo in 2021, allowing players to compete on mobile games for real cash prizes (head-up, tournaments, leagues, etc.). It is leveraging Voodoo’s unique game portfolio to engage users in a fun and rewarding way.

Role

We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer (Python) who will play a key role in the development of Blitz, our real-money gaming platform.

    • Design and implement services that plug and play with the existing microservice ecosystem
    • Contribute to choice of the technology stack and observe best practices for reliability and availability
    • Explore and solve open-ended problems that span across the back-end and infrastructure

Profile

    • Excellent back-end programming skills with 4+ years of experience
    • A good understanding of the basics of algorithms and databases
    • Write readable, maintainable, and testable code
    • Experience with any cloud infrastructure provider (AWS, GCP, etc.)
    • The willingness to learn and evolve
    • Nice to have :
    • Experience writing production-grade systems in Python
    • Experience with microservice architecture and highly distributed systems
    • Experience with Payment Services Providers
    • Knowledge of frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and frameworks associated (Bootstrap, JQuery, Vue.js, …)
    • Knowledge of Kubernetes and Terraform
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About The Company

Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps. With 7 billion downloads and over 150 million monthly active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta.


The company is one of the most impressive examples of hypergrowth in the ecosystem, having raised over $1B and backed by Goldman Sachs, Tencent, and GBL.


Voodoo is now a team of over 750 employees worldwide, we’re looking for talented individuals from across the globe to join.


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