Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs for payment infrastructure and real-money player flows.
- Collaborate on sprint planning, code reviews, and technical discussions.
- Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code.
- Debug and resolve production issues across deposit, withdrawal, and payout systems.
- Contribute to architectural discussions and technical documentation for payment and platform services.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Computer Science or a related field and graduating no more than one year after the program begins.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- Experience with server-side languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or similar.
- Understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture.
- Minimum 3.3/4.0 GPA.
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
- Prior software engineering internship or co-op experience is preferred.
- Familiarity with payment systems, financial data integrity, or distributed transaction patterns is preferred.
- Strong collaboration, written communication, verbal communication, and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
Benefits
- 6–12 month co-op running from January 11, 2027 to August 20, 2027, with an opportunity to extend for a second term.
- In-office position in Las Vegas, Nevada, requiring onsite presence five days per week and 40 hours per week.
- Relocation support provided.
- Strong performers may be considered for a full-time opportunity after the program.
About Skillz
Skillz is the leading mobile games platform connecting players in fair, fun, and meaningful competition. The Skillz platform helps developers build durable franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide and distributes millions in prizes each month. Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, San Francisco Business Times’ Best Places to Work, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000. Skillz is fueled by FIRY (NYSE: FIRY), a founder-led technology portfolio building the durable infrastructure of competition across gaming, intelligence, identity, payments, and commerce. Within the FIRY ecosystem, Skillz is focused on competitive mobile gaming and trusted player experiences. We’re building a groundbreaking company that is pioneering a new category of digital competition, and we’re looking for top-notch people to join the mission. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to meet you.