SDE I/II- Backend (Hiring)

As our SDE II - Backend, you will be part of a strike team that creates real-time multiplayer games for iOS/Android devices using our game development technology stack. You should have extensive experience in developing multiplayer mobile games.

Core to our culture, you will work in small, fast-paced teams where everyone owns a significant part of the game and contributes both technically and creatively. You will be working directly with our senior engineering leaders to build the core back-end server-side tech that drives our games for millions of users.

Responsibilities

• Managing scalability & performance for design back-end systems and APIs to meet their needs.
• Design and code new features and enhancements for our microservices ecosystem and connect millions of users in a competitive environment
• Contribute towards various aspects of a product’s life cycle, from specifications through QA to production rollouts.
• Work to optimize scalability and performance, and enhance other non-functional requirements.
• Work with all the stakeholders to influence and enhance game architecture and development.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in Core Java.
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Well versed in multi-threaded and socket programming.
• Experience in one or more frameworks like Spring/Spring Boot, Vertx, Netty, RestEasy, Restlet etc for building microservices using Rest, gRPC based communications.
• Strong experience of CPU/memory profiling and JVM performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience on unit testing with Junit and mock frameworks like Mockito,WireMock etc.
• Comfortable with code quality tools like Sonar, Checkstyle, FindBugs etc.
• Good knowledge of one or more Relational DBs; Postgres, MySql, Oracle etc.
• Good knowledge of one or more NoSQL DBs; MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, etc.
• Exposure to graph DBs like Neo4j, Titan etc. will be an added advantage.
• Experience with one or more queuing technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ etc.
• Experience in building scalable, performant, robust, and high available & fault-tolerant applications.
• Comfortable with container based deployments (like Docker/Kubernetes) on any cloud like AWS/GCP/Azure etc.
• Passion for creating a superlative user experience, and empathy toward users and developers, e.g. when making design decisions and breaking changes.
• Experience of supporting live production infrastructure and the ability to work under pressure.

About Junglee Games

Junglee Games is a leader in the skill-gaming space, with over 25 million users. Founded in San Francisco in 2012, and funded by top-tier Silicon Valley VCs, Junglee Games is the fastest-growing skill-gaming company in the world. Some of our notable games are Junglee Rummy, Eatme.io, Junglee Teen Patti, and Howzat.

With teams in 7 countries, Junglee is 250 people strong and has close to doubled in revenues and headcount every year. With YOY growth of 80-100% and high profitability, Junglee will see close to $600 million in gross transaction volumes in FY19-20 and scale to 50 million users.

Our team has worked on international AAA titles like Transformers, Real Steel, Mech Conquest, and Dueling Blades. Our designers have worked on some of Hollywood’s biggest hits, including the movie Avatar.

Junglee is not just a gaming business - it is a blend of data science, innovation, cutting-edge technology and, most importantly, a values-driven culture that is creating the next set of conscious leaders.

Our mission is to build entertainment for millions of people around the world and connect people through high quality games with customer delight.

Junglee Games is an equal opportunity employer. The organization celebrates diversity and takes pride in its inclusive environment where all employees are treated equally.