About The Position
Voodoo is a tech company founded in 2013 that creates mobile games and apps with the mission to entertain the world. With 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide. The Gaming team consists of hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core experts. The 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios globally in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, while the 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on existing successful games. Joining the Live games team means collaborating with gaming industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of more than 10 resilient hybrid games generating more than $20m per year, Voodoo is the world's largest and most successful hybrid publisher. The role is within one of the Live Studios, working on Paper.io 2. The goal for Paper.io 2 over the next 1 to 2 years is to transform it from a successful casual game into a deeper, more competitive live game. This involves creating a territory game where players can progress, compete meaningfully, and stay engaged over time. The backend will be crucial to support this vision through stronger progression, regular events, live operations, and scalable game systems.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend development experience
- Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals
- Extreme fluency in Golang
- Mastery of SQL and NoSQL
- Background in high-scale systems
- Understanding of Unix-like environments
- Experience working in cross-functional agile teams
- Strong analytical skills with a track record of solving complex problems related to scalability, performance, and integration in high-stakes environments.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing teams and interfacing effectively with various stakeholders.
- Ability to be self-sufficient and work autonomously.
Nice To Haves
- A deep interest in game development is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Work on the backend platform supporting highly scalable mobile games, played by millions of people every day.
- Collaborate closely with client-developers & game designers starting from feature design to delivery, validation, and iteration.
- Handle cross-functional responsibilities, ranging from infrastructure, API design & coding all the way to client-side integration.
- Write code that scales to millions of users.
- Be skilled at requirements gathering.
- Champion new tech initiatives & leverage existing solutions.
Benefits
- Best-in-class compensation
- Other benefits according to the country you reside
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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