About the position
If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career! Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition. At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!
Responsibilities
- Report to the Engineering Director and spearhead the technical vision and strategy for the Platform / Server organization.
- Shape the technical direction for our engineering org, supporting the growth of our core business, and venturing into new exciting domains.
- Partner with the Engineering Manager to mentor engineers, uphold technical excellence, and contribute to critical hiring and architectural decisions.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional work experience in Java and/or Go plus Consumer-facing applications (excluding internships).
- Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages such as Golang OR Java.
- Proficient in working with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Ability to work independently on application design and development, owning domains.
- Experience with relational databases (such as MySQL, SQL, Postgre, RDS, RDBMS, sharding and data modeling).
- Experience leading and mentoring senior and junior developers.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a technical field of study, or equivalent industry experience.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in the Gaming Industry.
- Experience with Unity and a passion for building services for games.
- Non-relational databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB), caching (Redis, Memcache), Kubernetes.
Benefits
- 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents.
- 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options.
- Wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions.
- Competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays, including a company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years.
- Free daily catered lunch, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events.
