Lead Backend Engineer (Golang) - Mob Control

Voodoo; Barcelona; A distancia; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading tech company is looking for a Technical Lead Backend Engineer to work on their backend platform supporting highly scalable mobile games. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of backend development experience and is fluent in Golang. Responsibilities include collaborating with game designers and handling API design. The role offers best-in-class compensation and additional country-specific benefits.

Servicios

Best-in-class compensation

Country-specific benefits

Formación

• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals.
• Extreme fluency in Golang.
• Mastery of SQL and NoSQL.
• Understanding of Unix-like environments.

Responsabilidades

• Work on the backend platform supporting highly scalable mobile games.
• Collaborate closely with client-developers and game designers.
• Handle infrastructure, API design, coding, and client-side integration.

Conocimientos

Backend development

Golang

SQL

NoSQL

High-scale systems

Agile teamwork

Descripción del empleo

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.

This position is fully remote CET ±2h or Barcelona-based.

Team

Our Gaming team is made up of casual, and mid-core experts. 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.

Joining our Live games team means collaborating with gaming industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of more than 10 resilient games generating more than $20m per year, we are the world's largest and most successful hybrid publisher.

You will be joining one of our Live Studios, working on Mob Control.

With Mob Control, we’re building an iconic game that players will never forget!

We're a small team who take care of everything from ideas to testing, and we intend to grow while maintaining our high standards.

Role

We are looking for a Technical Lead Backend Engineer, passionate about delivering unforgettable player experiences.
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, champion new tech initiatives & leverage existing solutions.

Profile

• 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

Benefits

• Best‑in‑class compensation
• Other benefits according to the country you reside