Backend Developer

Miniclip; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 42 000 - 66 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Miniclip in Lisbon is seeking a Backend Developer to join our Games Development Studio. You will design, develop, and operate scalable back-end systems for multiplayer mobile game infrastructure, collaborating with an agile team to deliver robust server solutions.

The ideal candidate has UNIX/Linux experience and proficiency in C/C++, Java, Go, Erlang, Elixir, or PHP, with a passion for learning and delivering high-quality backend services in a hybrid work environment.

Qualificações

• Experience in networked back-end/server systems in UNIX/Linux/POSIX.
• Proficiency in one or more of C, C++, Java, Go, Erlang, Elixir or PHP.
• Experience with high-capacity web servers and migrations of legacy systems.
• Ability to analyze requirements and sizing for systems.
• Strong problem-solving and learning mindset; proactive improvement.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, maintain, and operate robust back-end systems.
• Extend and improve in-house technology for scalable platforms.
• Migrate legacy systems and manage technical transitions.
• Collaborate in agile Scrum team with backend and client devs.
• Contribute to new game modes, campaigns, events, and content.
• Support feature development and bug resolution across systems.

Conhecimentos

UNIX/Linux environments

C/C++/Java/Go

PHP

Distributed systems

High-capacity web servers

Requirements analysis

Problem solving

English proficiency

Ferramentas

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD pipelines

Composer

PSR-4 autoload

Memcached

Redis

AWS

Chef

Packer

CloudFormation

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Miniclip is looking for a Backend Developer to hire in our Lisbon (Portugal) Games Development Studio.

This is an exciting opportunity for a software developer to integrate into an agile, highly effective, and skilled team. You will be working with the team that is responsible for the development and operation of the Multiplayer Mobile Game Backend Applications and Infrastructure that support our tens of millions of users!

This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid position.

What will you be doing at Miniclip?

Your work will include

• Designing, developing, maintaining, and operating robust and scalable back-end systems by using, extending, and improving existing in-house technology
• Finding the best solutions to implement, and tools to adopt, for the technological challenges the systems and processes face
• Experience in managing migrations of legacy systems
• Participating in team activities to develop new concepts for game modes, promotional campaigns, temporary events, and in-game content
• Working together with a multi-disciplinary and highly motivated agile Scrum development team, including backend and client developers, quality assurance testers, release managers, and others
• Proactively addressing opportunities and needs by supporting the development of new features and resolving bugs and limitations within internal systems

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a social, humble, hard-working, and autonomous person, thus we need you to be self-motivated, dedicated, result-oriented, and accountable for the areas of your responsibilities. You must be a team player who actively seeks opportunities for self-development, takes pride in your work, and engages with the team to improve together.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills

• Prior professional experience in software development for networked back-end/server systems in a UNIX/Linux/POSIX environment
• Experience with one or more of the following programming languages C, C++, Java, Go (Golang), Erlang, Elixir or PHP
• Experience managing high-capacity web servers
• Experience with requirements analysis and dimensioning
• Excellent problem-solving skills through analytical, systematical, or intuitive approaches
• A strong curiosity and commitment to continuously learning new skills, exploring innovative approaches, and enhancing product and code quality
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English

The following skills are desirable but not essential (if you have them, don’t forget to mention them)

• Experience with cloud infrastructure design and operation
• Chef
• Packer
• Cloudformation and related technologies
• AWS
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with dependency management systems for PHP
• Composer
• Autoloader techniques such as PSR-0 or PSR-4
• Experience with caching engines
• Memcached
• Redis

Don't forget to share with us all of your relevant training and certifications.

About Miniclip

Miniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world's biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. It distributes highly engaging games to a global audience of over 450 million monthly and 70 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 15 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its 22 studios.

Founded in 2001 with an internationally recognised brand name, Miniclip has successfully grown a global audience across 195 countries and six continents. It has a unique understanding of the games space, developing and distributing a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games globally.

To date, Miniclip’s studios and companies have generated more than 10.5 billion downloads, including the following games 8 Ball Pool, Subway Surfers, Golf Battle, Football Strike, Carrom Pool, OSM - Online Soccer Manager™, Football Rivals , Pure Sniper , Puzzle Page™, Head Ball 2, Motorsport Manager, Darts of Fury, Ultimate Golf, Mini Football, Triple Match 3D™, Agar.io, PowerWash Simulator, Sudoku.com™, and We Are Warriors™.

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