Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

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
Blitz is a gaming platform launched in 2021, allowing players to compete on mobile games for real cash prizes (head-up, tournaments, leagues, etc.). It is leveraging a unique game portfolio to engage users in a fun and rewarding way.
 

Role
We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer (Python) who will play a key role in the development of Blitz, our real-money gaming platform.
Design and implement services that plug and play with the existing microservice ecosystem

Contribute to choice of the technology stack and observe best practices for reliability and availability

Explore and solve open-ended problems that span across the back-end and infrastructure

 
Profile
Excellent back-end programming skills with 6+ years of experience

A good understanding of the basics of algorithms and databases

Write readable, maintainable, and testable code

Experience with any cloud infrastructure provider (AWS, GCP, etc.)

The willingness to learn and evolve

Nice to have :

Experience writing production-grade systems in Python

Experience with microservice architecture and highly distributed systems

Experience with Payment Services Providers

Knowledge of frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and frameworks associated (Bootstrap, JQuery, Vue.js, …)

Knowledge of Kubernetes and Terraform

 
Our Stack
Programming Languages: Python, bash

Databases: AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, AWS Timestream, Redis, PostgreSQL

AWS Cloud Services: S3, SNS, SQS, Lambda, EKS

CI/CD: Kubernetes, Docker, argocd

Monitoring and Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana

Productivity: Trello, Slack, Notion, Discord, GDrive

 
Benefits
Competitive salary upon experience

Swile Lunch voucher

Gymlib (100% borne by Voodoo)

Premium healthcare coverage SideCare, for your family 100% borne by Voodoo

Wellness activities in our Paris office