Staff Backend Engineer - Golang
Role Overview
This is a senior-level role as a Staff Backend Engineer, working on a backend platform that supports highly scalable mobile games with millions of daily users. Day-to-day responsibilities include cross-functional work on infrastructure, API design, coding in Golang, and client-side integration, collaborating closely with client-developers and game designers from feature design to delivery. The hire will impact the company's transition to Hybrid, Casual & Mid-Core games by scaling the platform for upcoming titles, directly influencing game growth and performance.
Perks & Benefits
The position is fully remote within European Time Zones (GMT+0 to GMT+2), offering flexibility in location. Benefits include a competitive salary, Swile lunch vouchers, Gymlib membership fully covered, premium healthcare for the family, and wellness activities in the Paris office. The role involves working in a small, agile team of 5 engineers, with opportunities for career growth through tech initiatives and collaboration across departments, fostering a culture focused on innovation and high-scale systems.
Full Job Description
About Voodoo
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
You will be a part of a team of 5 engineers, working on the gaming backend platform. This team collaborates closely with all departments of the company, including Core Gaming, Live Gaming and Engineering & Data.
Our 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, whilst our 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games. The Engineering & Data team builds innovative tech products and platforms to support the growth of their gaming and consumer apps.
This team is a crucial part of Voodoo’s transition from Hyper-Casual games to Hybrid, Casual & Mid-Core. The backend platform has helped big titles like Mob Control & Block Jam 3D achieve amazing growth. In the next phase of evolution, we want to scale this platform to our upcoming promising titles. The objective is to scale the most common features as well as develop new features based on studios'.
This position can be fully remote in any country within a European Time Zone (GMT+0 to GMT2+).
Role
You will work on the backend platform supporting highly scalable mobile games, played by millions of people every day. You will work closely with client-developers & game designers starting from feature design to delivery, validation, and iteration.
The responsibilities are cross-functional, ranging from infrastructure, API design & coding all the way to client-side integration(we are using Golang). To succeed in this role, you will need to have passion for everything you do. You love to write code that scales to millions of users, are skilled at requirements gathering, champion new tech initiatives & leverage existing solutions.
7+ 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
Profile
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.
A deep interest in game development is a plus.
Benefits
Competitive salary based on experience
Swile Lunch voucher
Gymlib (100% covered by Voodoo)
Premium healthcare coverage with SideCare, 100% covered for you and your family
Wellness activities in our Paris office
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