Logo for Voodoo

Senior/Staff Backend Engineer - Golang

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years of backend development experience
  • Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals
  • Extreme fluency in Golang
  • Mastery of SQL and NoSQL

Responsibilities

  • Work on the backend platform supporting highly scalable mobile games
  • Collaborate closely with client-developers and game designers from feature design to delivery
  • Engage in infrastructure, API design, coding, and client-side integration
  • Champion new tech initiatives and leverage existing solutions

About the company

Voodoo logo

Voodoo

Video Games & Interactive Entertainment

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

Company details

IndustryVideo Games & Interactive Entertainment
Company size501 - 1000

Your match analysis

See how your profile stacks up against this role.

We compared the job requirements to your profile to show where you're strong and where you fall short.

Job description

About Voodoo

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

You will be a part of a team of 5 engineers, working on the gaming backend platform. This team collaborates closely with all departments of the company, including Core Gaming, Live Gaming and Engineering & Data.

Our 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, whilst our 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games. The Engineering & Data team builds innovative tech products and platforms to support the growth of their gaming and consumer apps.

This team is a crucial part of Voodoo’s transition from Hyper-Casual games to Hybrid, Casual & Mid-Core. The backend platform has helped big titles like Mob Control & Block Jam 3D achieve amazing growth. In the next phase of evolution, we want to scale this platform to our upcoming promising titles. The objective is to scale the most common features as well as develop new features based on studios'.

This position can be fully remote in any EU country.

 

Role

You will work on the backend platform supporting highly scalable mobile games, played by millions of people every day. You will work closely with client-developers & game designers starting from feature design to delivery, validation, and iteration.

The responsibilities are cross-functional, ranging from infrastructure, API design & coding all the way to client-side integration (we are using Golang). To succeed in this role, you will need to have passion for everything you do. You love to write code that scales to millions of users, are skilled at requirements gathering, champion new tech initiatives & leverage existing solutions.

  • 5- 7+ years of backend development experience

  • Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals

  • Extreme fluency in Golang

  • Mastery of SQL and NoSQL

  • Background in high-scale systems

  • Understanding of Unix-like environments

  • Experience working in cross-functional agile teams

 

Profile

  • Strong analytical skills with a track record of solving complex problems related to scalability, performance, and integration in high-stakes environments.

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing teams and interfacing effectively with various stakeholders.

  • Ability to be self sufficient and work autonomously.

  • A deep interest in game development is a plus.

 

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on experience

  • Swile Lunch voucher

  • Gymlib (100% covered by Voodoo)

  • Premium healthcare coverage with SideCare, 100% covered for you and your family

  • Wellness activities in our Paris office

Apply once. Then go straight to the hiring manager.

After you apply, unlock the direct contact details of the people who actually make the call. A quick follow-up makes you 5x more likely to land an interview.

MR

Marcus Rivera

Chief Revenue Officer

m.rivera@company.com
linkedin.com/in/marcusrivera
Unlocked after you apply
Β·

Back-End Engineer Related jobs

Other jobs at Voodoo

Premium

Reach out to the hiring manager directly.

Gain access to the contact details of the hiring managers who actually decide, and reach out to network with them directly. That, plus more when you upgrade:

  • Full match report with fit score and gaps
  • Career diagnostics on how recruiters read you
  • Curated company matches and warm intros
  • 48h early access to new roles

Cancel anytime.