Senior Back-end Engineer

Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Founded in 2013, it's the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
501 - 1,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Gaming · Consumer

Description For Senior Back-end Engineer

Voodoo, founded in 2013, is a leading tech company in mobile games and apps, ranking #3 globally in downloads. With 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo's portfolio includes hit games like Mob Control and Block Jam, and popular apps like BeReal and Wizz.

As a Senior Back-end Engineer for Wizz, a social app for teens with 3 million monthly active users in the US and UK, you'll join a high-performing team of 20. Your role involves designing, implementing, deploying, and maintaining highly-scalable backends, contributing to product shaping, best practices, and overall infrastructure.

The tech stack includes Node.js, Fastify, Socket.io, Firebase, MongoDB, Redis, and cloud services like GCP and AWS. You'll work in a microservice architecture using tools like GitHub Actions, Docker, and various CLI tools.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of back-end programming experience, proficiency in Node.js, expertise in GCP or AWS, and experience with high-traffic, distributed systems. Knowledge of the mobile consumer industry and fluency in French are required. DevOps skills and experience with social media applications are advantageous.

Voodoo offers competitive benefits, including lunch vouchers, gym membership, premium healthcare, wellness activities, and an unlimited vacation policy. The work style is hybrid, with remote days on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. Join a dynamic team in an award-winning office space and contribute to the growth of a leading mobile entertainment company.

Last updated 16 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Back-end Engineer

  • 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 Senior Back-end Engineer

Node.js
MongoDB
Redis
JavaScript
  • Passion for the mobile consumer industry
  • Fluency 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

Benefits For Senior Back-end Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • 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
  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Remote days on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays

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