3 days ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services in Golang and/or Java.
- Build and evolve distributed, multi-tiered systems using Redis, Memcached, and relational databases.
- Develop low-latency, real-time applications supporting live competitive gameplay.
- Drive operational excellence and measurable improvements in customer SLAs and system KPIs.
- Balance technical debt reduction with delivery of customer value.
- Communicate technical challenges, trade-offs, and solutions through design documents, reviews, and presentations.
- Deploy and operate services on AWS, Azure, or GCP and Kubernetes.
- Mentor teammates and promote ownership, quality, and accountability.
- Partner with product, design, and other cross-functional teams to deliver technical solutions.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience in Golang and/or Java.
- Strong experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, caching such as Redis or Memcached, and relational databases.
- Experience building low-latency, high-performance applications in real-time systems.
- Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or similar container technologies.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, algorithms, data structures, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
- Strong knowledge of public cloud services and modern service architectures.
- Excellent communication skills across technical and cross-functional audiences.
- Experience in the gaming industry is preferred.
Benefits
- The role is based in the Bengaluru office and requires working onsite four days per week.
- Skillz is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity and nondiscrimination.
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About Skillz
Skillz builds a mobile esports platform that lets developers add real-money, skill-based tournaments to their games. Its SDK provides matchmaking, payments, identity, and fraud controls, and the company monetizes through entry fees and revenue sharing from hosted competitions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Skillz is a public company listed on the NYSE and BMV.