Skillz is revolutionizing the gaming industry by being the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. They are looking for software developers to help build, develop, and see their impact on the platform.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience (excluding internships).
- 2+ years of experience building scalable, user-facing web applications using React or similar modern JavaScript frameworks with JavaScript or TypeScript.
- 3+ years of backend development experience using one or more of Ruby, Go, Java, or Node.js, with a solid understanding of API design, database integration, and service-oriented architecture.
- 2+ years of experience working with relational databases (e.g. MySQL).
- 2+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS or Kubernetes (K8s), managing and deploying backend services in production.
Responsibilities
- build, develop, and see your impact
- building scalable, user-facing web applications using React or similar modern JavaScript frameworks with JavaScript or TypeScript
- backend development experience using one or more of Ruby, Go, Java, or Node.js
- solid understanding of API design, database integration, and service-oriented architecture
- working with relational databases (e.g. MySQL)
- experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS or Kubernetes (K8s), managing and deploying backend services in production
Other
- Able to work in-office 5 days a week in Las Vegas HQ (relocation assistance available for brand new Vegas HQ).
- Experience in the Gaming Industry (ideally). Alternatively - experience with Unity and a passion for building services for games.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a technical field of study, or equivalent industry experience
