Backend Engineer - Elixir at Wooga

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Our Story

At Wooga, we are very proud of the diverse, creative and friendly environment we have established and we believe you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry. Each of our Woogas plays an important role in our success as a company and in shaping our culture. We really value our razor-sharp focus on story-driven casual games, excellent craftsmanship, truly collaborative way of working, and the values we strive to live up to every day. We create joyful experiences that awaken our players’ desire to see what happens next. Based in the heart of Berlin, with over 300 employees from around the world, we work together to create high-quality casual games with engaging stories at the core of the experience.

About the role

We are looking for someone with a strong engineering background who enjoys building high-quality products used by millions. As a backend engineer at Wooga, you'll enjoy autonomy in decision-making and ensure smooth system operations. Our team values diverse engineering backgrounds and supports individual learning styles. We prioritize fast learning, mutual support, and adaptability to changing requirements. With expertise in HTTP, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure, we handle high request volumes to support our game teams effectively.

Develop, maintain and operate HTTP APIs and web apps, mainly built with Elixir
Manage, extend and improve our infrastructure (Kubernetes, AWS)
Collaborate with tech teams across Wooga on using our services and building new feature
Ensure stability and resilience of our services
Take part in our team on-call rotation every few weeks (after an extensive onboarding period)

About you

You have several years of experience as a backend engineer (game industry experience is a plus but not necessary)
You are a team player and value collaboration
You know your way around complex systems and know how to work with big codebases.
Elixir proficiency is essential, though professional experience is not mandatory. What we prioritize is your enthusiasm and eagerness to work with Elixir.

Great if you know:

Postgres, Redis, DynamoDB, Apache Kafka and ElasticSearch
Hands-on experience using Kubernetes, Helm or Terraform
AWS Services
Erlang, Ruby

Please note: Research has shown that some under-represented groups in the gaming industry (eg: women) tend to apply only if they meet every single requirement. Here at Wooga, the desire to learn and the willingness to solve problems are more important to us than your experience on paper. We encourage you to apply even if you do not think that you tick all the boxes - thinking outside of such boxes and embracing the diversity of mindsets and backgrounds is what we believe makes our teams thrive.

Our Promise

Shape the future! Challenge the status quo and team up with a diverse group of experts (over 57 nationalities!) working on crafting the world’s best games.
We offer a generous relocation package and home search support if you are not already located in Berlin. Did we mention that we also cooperate with Kindergartens?
Make use of a significant education budget and extra days off for self-development. Join our meet-ups, talks, brown bag lunches, internal trainings, workshops and many others.
Enjoy the yoga, mindfulness app, sports and transport subsidies. And a Purpose Day to donate your time to a worthy cause!
Via our Company KPI bonus all Wooga employees benefit from our games being commercially successful!
Did you know that German is the third most commonly taught language worldwide? Learn it too! We offer German language classes for you and your significant other.
Our hybrid work model allows you to choose a blend of in-office days and work from home. Choose your own equipment and be set up for success! We also provide you with a work-from-home budget, which you can invest in a well-functioning home office setup. We got your back!

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