Senior Backend Engineer (Python) - Blitz

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Paris, Île-de-France
Senior level
Gaming • Mobile
The Role
The Senior Backend Engineer will design, implement, and maintain backend services for Voodoo's gaming platform, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
Summary Generated by Built In

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

Our Stack

  • Programming Languages: Python, bash
  • Databases: AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, AWS Timestream, Redis, PostgreSQL
  • AWS Cloud Services: S3, SNS, SQS, Lambda, EKS
  • CI/CD: Kubernetes, Docker, argocd
  • Monitoring and Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana
  • Productivity: Trello, Slack, Notion, Discord, GDrive

Benefits

  • Competitive salary upon experience
  • Swile Lunch voucher
  • Gymlib (100% borne by Voodoo)
  • Premium healthcare coverage SideCare, for your family 100% borne by Voodoo
  • Wellness activities in our Paris office
  • Remote days on Fridays

Top Skills

AWS
Docker
DynamoDB
Grafana
Kubernetes
MongoDB
Postgres
Prometheus
Python
Redis
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The Company
HQ: Paris
583 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

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.

Entertain the world with us
voodoo.io/careers/jobs

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