Backend Engineer

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April 25

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YallaPlay

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Gaming • Mobile • Artificial Intelligence

YallaPlay is a pioneering mobile gaming company that focuses on creating great Player vs Player (PvP) mobile games driven by its proprietary YallaPlay Real-time Engine. The company is composed of gaming industry veterans passionate about incorporating technology into games. Leveraging advanced AI technologies, YallaPlay produces immersive, interactive, and globally engaging games with a strength in real-time multiplayer experiences. Their games include 'Spades Masters', a popular mobile card game with strategic gameplay and stunning visuals, and 'Zombie World', an upcoming mobile shooter game with a focus on challenging gameplay and upgradable arsenals. YallaPlay is recognized for its long life cycle games that emphasize player interaction and satisfaction, achieving substantial user engagement and downloads across the globe through platforms like the App Store and Google Play.

11 - 50 employees

🎮 Gaming

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 Venture Round on 2018-09

📋 Description

• Lead the technical planning & requirements gathering phases including estimate, development, test, manage projects, architect, and deliver. • Serve as a strong technical contributor. • Provide technical support or leadership in the development and continual improvement of service. • Work closely with the Design team to take ideas for creating the ecosystem and turn them into features and services • Write code for storing and retrieving large amounts of data, making this data easily surfaced to both players and developers • Build data entry tools for designers to iterate on parts of the system such as the store • Use profiling and debugging tools to iterate on services to ensure availability and efficiency • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members. • Ensure that the technical Agile software development process is followed, familiar with industry best practices for software development. • Demonstrate the ability to adapt and work with team members of various experience levels. • Document programming tasks and procedures. • Perform software testing.

🎯 Requirements

• B.S/M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent (Strong Computer Science fundamentals) • Passionate coders with 8+ years of application development experience. • Proficiency in C# • Experience with microservices • Experience with distributed systems and clusters • Experience building scalable backend systems with cloud infrastructures like Azure. • Experience with orchestrators such as Kubernetes or HashiCorp Nomad • Knowledge of serverless system design patterns • Knowledge of virtual actor programming models such as Orleans or Akka • Strong understanding of database design and query optimizations using both relational Databases, such as PostgreSql and Non-Relational Databases like MongoDB or Cassandra • Helped deploy a live service and/or was responsible for helping to maintain one • Full life cycle development experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies is required. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. • Self-starter who can work independently. • Exceptional problem solving and ability to work independently • Flexible and adaptable attitude, disciplined to manage multiple responsibilities and adjust to varied environments. • Proficient in authoring, editing, and presenting technical documents.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Remote-first and flexible schedule- Digital nomad friendly • Generous paid time off • Paid birthdays off • UAE visa sponsorship (if applicable) • Growth opportunities and access to learning resources • A team that actually loves games—and each other