Senior Backend Engineer (Python) - Blitz

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 come and entertain the world with us.

Our teams are creating innovative and entertaining apps for everyday life. The apps we create are downloaded and used by millions of people around the world, with a central focus on the US.

Blitz is a gaming platform launched by Voodoo in 2021, allowing players to compete in mobile games for real cash prizes (head-up, tournaments, leagues, etc.). It is leveraging Voodoo’s unique game portfolio as well as exclusive games crafted for Blitz to engage users in a fun and rewarding way.

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.

Role

• 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 is 100% borne by Voodoo
• Wellness activities in our Paris office
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Remote days on Fridays