About the job

If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, 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 understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move

Key Competencies




- 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.

Experience

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2+ years of skilled work experience in Golang (GO) and/or Java

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

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Experience building low-latency, high-performance a

📌 Software Engineer, Backend (Bengaluru)
🏢 Skillz
📍 Bengaluru