Senior Backend Developer

Job Description

ROLE: Senior Backend Developer 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involvement in all areas of backend development including World Class Database Architecture and Design in NoSQL database planning, implementation, deployment and maintenance (logic, network, database design) of our online services
• Develop and maintain web services, APIs and Frameworks used by 99Games’ games and game players
• Work with a multitude of cloud services and know the trade-offs of each
• Independently create complete solutions from scratch
• Take ownership of quality and analyze the backend performance using tools and other methods.
• Evaluate and adopt new cloud services to meet the requirements of the game
• Ensure that our systems are built to scale and are secure
• Identify and drive improvements in the technology base and development processes
• Create lightweight systems documentation and tools
• Work closely with game teams to define data to be collected from our games for analysis
• Support and contribute new ideas to backend design
• Pitch innovative and optimal coding practices to the team and hold brainstorming sessions. 
• Work closely with game designers, developers and artists and testers and oversee the implementation of new features and systems.
• Mentor and coordinate team of backend developers and participate in code reviews
• Analyze key performance indicators, user testing and feedback, recommend coding solutions, and modify game concepts accordingly
• Deep awareness of the competitive market place and target audience.
• Stay current on customer queries from support and marketing channels
• Stay current on industry trends including new game genres, game design best practices, and emerging technology.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience in database design, developing web services and server side applications using Java Script, PHP for the backend
• Database design and implementation skills
• Minimum 3 years of experience in MongoDB or any such NoSQL databases
• Experience in technologies like MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, NodeJS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, HTML.
• Exceptional skills in Performance Optimizations, Scaling the Server and debugging
• Experience in source code management systems (e.g., Git, Subversion).
• Experience in working & deploying apps on cloud such as AWS, Google Cloud.
• Experience in Implementing security and data protection.
• Working knowledge of Caching Databases (like Memcached/REDIS).
• Passionate and committed to tasks and in general an autonomous person with high level of initiative and energy
• Ability to manage priorities and tight deadlines with incomplete data
• Knowledge of open source frameworks and projects
• Experience with live systems involving mobile apps is a STRONG plus
• Experience with cloud-based services
• Experience mentoring less experienced developers or leading a development team.
• Good communication skills, both spoken and written
• Good Aptitude and Good at Mathematics
• Self-motivated with ability to think analytically and diagnose issues and take initiatives to solve problems and challenges.
• Team player with great interpersonal skills
• Capable of working in a fast-paced environment
• Goal Driven with high productivity.
• Experience in working on social games is a strong bonus
• Engineering Degree in Computer Science, IT, MCA background
• Passion for games