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Senior Backend Engineer (Python) - Blitz

Île-de-France, France (On-site)

Senior Backend Engineer (Python) - Blitz

2 Weeks ago • 4 Years + • Backend Development

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html

javascript

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algorithms

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aws

vue.js

python

jquery

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terraform

Job Description

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

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

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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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