Backend Services Developer - Python

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Barcelona, Cataluña
Mid level
Gaming
The Role
As a Backend Services Developer at Gameloft, you will design and develop scalable, resilient services for the online gaming platform, working with cloud technologies and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You'll be involved in all stages of product development, focusing on quality and user needs, while also researching new technologies and maintaining high standards of code quality.
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Company Description

Here at Gameloft, we create moments of happiness for our players all over the world through exciting gaming experiences. This is our mission, and it has been the same for over 20 years.

We are the proud creators of Asphalt, Dungeon Hunter, Modern Combat, and over 200 other great games. There is a game for everyone, and we are now expanding to cross-platform games on PC and consoles, with titles such as Disney Speedstorm and Disney Dreamlight Valley, to provide our players with even more amazing adventures. With more than 3,400 passionate Gamelofters across the globe, we take great pride in our differences and draw on them to create games just as diverse as we are.

If you’re looking for a new challenge and want to work with a bold and talented group of people, don’t hesitate to join the game!

    Job Description

    We are focused on building the next-generation game backend services platform and we are looking for a dedicated, talented and passionate software developer to play an important role in this endeavor.

    We are looking for a motivated online services software developer that will work alongside our clients and the infrastructure team to improve and develop new services for our online gaming platform product.

    You will be a part of a cross-functional agile development team creating innovative enterprise-level technology solutions. You will be working with state-of-the-art cloud technologies that manage over 10 billion requests per day from over 20 million active players across over 100 games.

    You will be part of development, deployment, support and maintenance of services that support Gameloft’s online gaming infrastructure: multiplayer services, leaderboards, authentication, social networks and many more.

    What you will do:

    • Design and develop distributed, scalable, resilient, highly available services and systems with a focus on quality, security and cost efficiency
    • Be involved in all the product development and delivery stages
    • Research and prototype on various technologies useful for the project
    • Keep in touch with the latest trends in the industry

    Qualifications

    • Experience in object-oriented programming writing high-quality and well-documented code in Python
    • Knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases
    • Familiarity with RESTful APIs, standard software design patterns, web application and web services architecture
    • Ability to understand abstract requirements, define implementation steps and deliver results keeping the client’s needs in focus.
    • Adaptable to accepting challenges, learning new technologies and prototyping new ideas
    • Organizational skills, attention to detail and a strong ability to communicate
    • Proactive and independent
    • Meticulous and focused on code quality

    Nice to have:

    • Experience working with AWS services is an asset
    • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is an asset
    • Knowledge of Java is an asset
    • Knowledge of Java Spring Boot and Spring Cloud framework is an asset

    Additional Information

    Why Join the World of Gameloft?

    • Because you want to be part of an exceptional experience within a company that is constantly growing!
    • Because you want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers!
    • Because you want to be part of an international environment with daily contact with other countries & cultures!
    • Because you want to work in an inclusive equal opportunity workplace!
    • Or, just because you’re looking for a great place to work!

    Benefits:

    • Permanent contract, full-time job with excellent Social Benefits.
    • 25 vacation days per year
    • Private medical health insurance
    • Flexible compensation with Ticket Restaurant Card
    • Free language courses
    • Birthday day off + option to work a shortened schedule on three days.
    • Flexible work-from-home hybrid model 
    • Merit based salary progression system and a competitive initial salary package.
    • Career-development opportunities.
    • Excellent local working conditions (quality of offices, geographical location of office in the centre of Barcelona).
    • ... and Tuesday and Thursday afterwork beers!


    Top Skills

    Java
    Python
    The Company
    New York, NY
    4,821 Employees
    On-site Workplace
    Year Founded: 1999

    What We Do

    We are Gameloft and our greatest reward is seeing that 1.5 million new Gameloft games are downloaded every day.

    Our dream to offer mobile games to the entire planet through our products is about to become a reality.

    We owe our success to the talent and passion of our teams. It is because of their dedication to excellence and attention to detail that we can offer games of unparalleled quality to our millions of fans.

    Do we have strong franchises? Yes! Just take a look at Asphalt, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat or Dungeon Hunter. . We also have a great network of partners to help us deliver cool new games to your favorite device. Think Universal, Illumination Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel®, Ferrari® and many more.

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