PLAYSTUDIOS is the developer of award-winning casual games for mobile and social platforms, including POP! Slots, myVEGAS Slots, myVEGAS Blackjack, and my KONAMI Slots. The apps are powered by the company’s groundbreaking playAWARDS loyalty platform, which enables players to earn real-world rewards from more than 70 iconic hospitality, entertainment, and leisure brands across 15 countries and four continents. playAWARDS partners include MGM Resorts International, Wolfgang Puck, Norwegian Cruise Line, Resorts World, Gray Line Tours, and Hippodrome Casino, among others.
PLAYSTUDIOS is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join our new rewards development team in our Las Vegas studio. This role focuses on implementing new features, improving existing ones, and supporting the live products.
This role focuses on supporting the existing APIs and Tools and building new features mainly for our web portals that represent the playAWARDS loyalty platform. The candidate must know major web development concepts and be familiar with writing and optimizing APIs.
We are a very lean studio where you can have a big impact.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- The Backend Software Engineer is looked at to be primarily a Node.js API Developer and understand the latest trends in API development and JavaScript Unit Testing.
- Work with the Team Lead to design and implement production ready components and to deliver high-quality products.
- While the role is focused on Backend Development, the ideal candidate must be familiar with JavaScript and web development and also be able to support the live products with troubleshooting and bug fixes.
- Work with product owners and project managers to break down high-level goals into tasks and timelines and to resolve issues.
- Review code with peers, share knowledge and best practices.
REQUIREMENTS
- BS or MS in Computer Science or similar.
- 5+ years of industry experience
- Experience developing software with a team in a professional environment.
- Experience with JavaScript, NodeJs, NoSQL, Web Development, Jest.
- Work in an Agile development environment (Scrum & Kanban) with Continuous Delivery
- Experience in Application Architecture, automation, microservice architecture, and domain-driven design.
- Fantastic verbal and written communication skills.
- A detail-oriented, organized thought process and the ability to prioritize requirements.
- Strong debugging, profiling, and analytic skills
- Experience writing and maintaining automated unit tests
- Proven ability to build high-quality products.
PREFERRED
- The ideal candidate will also have some experience with C# or be able to cross train to
- work on different stacks.
- Experience with web development.
- Experience with Azure or similar CI/CD best practices
- Experience using both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Please send your CV exclusively in English.
