Freelance Senior Back-end Engineer - Wizz

Tech company creating mobile games and apps, #3 mobile publisher worldwide with 800 employees and 7 billion downloads.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5+ years of experience
Gaming · Consumer

Description For Freelance Senior Back-end Engineer - Wizz

Voodoo, a leading tech company in mobile gaming and apps, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for Wizz, their thriving social app with over 3 million monthly active users in the US and UK. Founded in 2013, Voodoo has achieved remarkable success with 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, ranking as the #3 mobile publisher worldwide after Google and Meta.

As part of a dynamic 15-person team, you'll play a crucial role in scaling and enhancing Wizz, a social app specifically designed for teens. The position offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies including Node.js, MongoDB, and Redis, while managing high-traffic distributed systems.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of backend experience, strong expertise in cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), and a proven track record in building scalable APIs. French fluency is required, and experience with social media applications is valued. You'll be working in a hybrid setting in Paris, contributing to an innovative product that reaches millions of users globally.

This role offers the chance to work on challenging technical problems at scale, shape product development, and be part of a company that's recognized for its workplace excellence (recently awarded Best Office Space in France). If you're passionate about creating impactful social applications and want to join a fast-growing tech company with a global footprint, this position offers an exciting opportunity to advance your career while making a significant impact.

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Responsibilities For Freelance Senior Back-end Engineer - Wizz

  • Design, implement, deploy and maintain highly-scalable and available backends for a social app used by millions of users
  • Contribute to shaping product
  • Contribute to best practices on reliability and availability
  • Contribute to the back-end overall infrastructure

Requirements For Freelance Senior Back-end Engineer - Wizz

Node.js
MongoDB
Redis
  • Be fluent in French
  • Excellent back-end programming skills (5+ years experience)
  • Interest in Node.JS (vanilla)
  • Professional GCP or AWS expertise
  • Experience building APIs
  • Experience with high traffic and distributed systems architectures
  • Familiarity with services & technologies used in our Stack
  • Passion for the mobile consumer industry

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