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
- Be currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in computer science or a related field.
- Maintain a minimum 3.3/4.0 GPA.
- Demonstrate strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- Have experience with server-side languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or similar.
- Understand RESTful API design and microservices architecture.
- Have familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Have experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
- Familiarity with payment systems, financial data integrity, or distributed transaction patterns is preferred.
- Prior software engineering internship or co-op experience is preferred.
- Demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies quickly and communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
Benefits
- Six- to twelve-month co-op running from January 11, 2027 to August 20, 2027, with an opportunity to extend for a second term.
- Fully onsite position in the Las Vegas office, five days per week and 40 hours per week.
- Relocation support is 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.