Associate Backend Engineer

If you want to build, solve challenging problems, and see the direct impact of your work, 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 are expanding our India team to support our global growth strategy. We are looking for exceptional talent who thrive in fast-moving, high-impact roles and want to build from the ground up.

• Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value and make a difference in the world.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with competitive benefits, including health insurance for you and your dependents. Take advantage of tax-saving options like the Flexible Benefit Plan (FBP) to convert expenses such as fuel, drivers salary, internet, and phone bills into non-taxable components, and the National Pension System (NPS) for long-term savings and tax benefits.

• Recognized Success: Skillz has been named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, and Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups.

• Development Opportunities: We encourage professional growth, operating like a startup where every employee has a voice in shaping the business.

• Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition: Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneers of skill-based competition, partnered with industry titans like UFC, NFL, T-Mobile, Buzztime, Bowlero, while also hosting renowned events like the Game Developer Conference (GDC). Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.

• Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.

• Talent Magnet: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, and more.

The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books combined, with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming, in particular, is the fastest-growing segment, projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future. 

• Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages such as Golang OR Java

• Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as object-oriented design, algorithm design, data structures, problem solving, and complexity analysis

• Experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, caching, and relational databases

• Effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels internally - software engineers to managers of managers and cross-functional teams and across variety of formats - technical design, external facing presentations

• Sets the bar for Operational excellence and drives improvements in customer SLAs and system KPIs

• 6 months - 2 years of professional work experience in Golang (GO) and/or Java

• Experience with distributed systems, caching mechanisms (e.g., Redis, Memcached), and relational databases.

• Experience in building backend applications and translating requirements into precise low-level designs (LLD)

• Experience in the gaming industry is preferred, but we also welcome those with a passion for working on services that power games.

• Proficient in working with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Able to work in-office 3 days a week in Bangalore, India

• Experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, caching mechanisms, and relational databases.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a technical field of study, or equivalent industry experience

Work Location: Skillz, 7th Floor, Table Space Towers, 4th Cross Rd, Kaveri Nagar, Krishnarajapuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048

Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. Join our team and be part of the journey. We look forward to having you on board!