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Sr. Software Engineer - Backend (Python)

At our CrowdStar studio, we believe that there is a huge opportunity in interactive entertainment products for women, and CrowdStar’s goal is to build products which engage, enrich and empower them.

With our two top grossing titles, Covet Fashion and Design Home, CrowdStar has developed new ways for players to enjoy fashion and interior design. Not only are we changing how women game, we’re also changing how they discover and shop for everything from clothing to shoes, or furniture to home decor. As a team, we are passionate not only about creating fun and engaging games for women but enriching lives outside of the game.

We are looking for an experienced Python developer to help build the backend for an unannounced mobile title.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement new systems and pipelines
• Optimize and fine tune code for performance
• Work closely with QA to help define test cases
• Maintain existing codebase with other team members
• Tackle new challenges that arise during development

Requirements:

• 4+ years of recent Python development experience
• Must have games experience.
• Strong knowledge of OOP, design patterns, algorithms, and data structures
• Experience building LEMP based server-side REST APIs
• Experience with leading Python frameworks like Flask, Django, etc
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL
• Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Couchbase
• Experience with caching technologies like Memcache or Redis
• Flexibility and willingness to learn new technologies as needed
• Ability to work well as part of a collaborative development team
• Excellent problem-solving skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
• Passionate about building games that will be played by millions around the world
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Preferred:

• Experience with PHP
• Experience with prototyping
• Experience with HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Experience with shell scripting
• Experience with test-driven development