Salary Competitive

Are you a self-driven, team worker and results-driven backend aficionado? Dazzle us with your skills in our open role! We are creating next generation mobile MMO games with a unique non-combat angle to the genre. Our goal is to create a friendly community of players from all backgrounds and inspire the creativity in building the universe.


As a backend engineer at Dazzle Rocks you will get to work with modern technology and enjoy the freedom in decision making, helping us build highly available backend systems. We are looking for someone with a broad technical knowledge and interest in highly scalable distributed systems, cloud operations and mobile games.


Responsibilities

    Driving feature implementation from design to deployment and monitoring
    Collaborating and communicating with our game team, designers and engineers to make sure we deliver the best experience for our players
    Be an integral part of the team, building high-availability, scalable game servers and services
    Contributing and sharing knowledge in an inclusive manner

All candidates will have

    Eagerness to solve complex problems
    Great interpersonal communication skills in English
    Be highly motivated and driven to go above and beyond
    Ability to self manage and to work together as a team
    5+ years of agile backend development
    Interest in Elixir/Phoenix/OTP/Erlang
    Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database engines
    Experience working with AWS
    Continuous integration/deployment
    Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in computer science, mathematics, physics or a related field

Considerable plus

    Network programming experience
    Distributed systems programming
    Interest in functional programming
    Mobile game (backend) development
    Startup experience
    Web front end experience
    Native mobile (c++/objc/swift/java/kotlin) experience

What we can offer

    Work in fast-growing mobile games company backed by leading games investors
    Work with young and experienced colleagues
    Enjoy quality coffee and weekly gaming events with the team
    Competitive compensation
    International and ambitious work environment
    Cozy office in the Helsinki city center


How to apply

Send your application via Hub in English. Include a brief cover letter and CV. More information from careers@dazzle.rocks.

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Equity package
Equity package

Want to be a partner? Look no further.

Skill development
Skill development

We want to take you from good to great.

Healthcare insurance
Healthcare insurance

Break a leg! Seriously, we got you covered in our company healthcare plan.

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Working at
Dazzle Rocks

Dazzle Rocks is a games startup based in Helsinki, Finland. We're building a groundbreaking multiplatform social MMO that has never before been seen on the market. The product is a mix between engaging and non-violent gameplay mixed with deeply integrated social experiences. Players explore a vast world with lots of things to do from harvesting to building and creating completely new experiences for others. We have formed a fun-loving, international team from various backgrounds of art and technology and we're looking for likeminded people to join our success story and growth. Our unique and ambitious project offers endless amounts of learning and development possibilities and a cutting edge tech stack to work with. Seamless collaboration and effective communication is at the heart of everything we do. If you're looking to join a fast-moving and growing start up, we just might be the perfect match!

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