Senior Backend Engineer at Players' Lounge

About Us

Players’ Lounge is the leading game-agnostic platform for competitive gaming. On the Players’ Lounge platform, gamers of all skill levels can compete against each other 1-1 or in tournaments to win cash prizes.

We support some of the most popular AAA video games in the world: Madden, NBA 2k, FIFA, Fortnite, Call of Duty, and more.

We’ve raised $20M from top venture funds and investors such as Y Combinator, Samsung, Griffin Gaming Partners, Strauss Zelnick, Drake, Marissa Mayer, and Myles Garrett.

About the Role

We’re looking for a talented Elixir developer to join our team as a Senior Software Engineer.

You’ll play an integral role in scaling the Players’ Lounge platform by architecting and building new APIs that power our core web and mobile applications. As a senior engineer, you’ll work cross-functionally with other teams & mentor more junior team members.

Our ideal candidate has a passion for gaming and uses our product. We want our team members to take initiative to improve our product through a deep concern for the user experience.

What You’ll Do

• Build robust and scalable APIs in Elixir and Node.js
• Expand our core GraphQL API that powers our web and mobile applications
• Build robust automated tests to test edge cases and ensure consistency in our products
• Contribute to the design and architecture of distributed systems and services

Why Join?

• Have fun: We’re building a product & community that we love, and so do our users.
• Learn: You’ll take on challenging projects with a diverse, high-performance team.
• Grow: We’ve raised a total of $20M and are growing fast. You’ll have many opportunities to advance your career.

Qualifications

• Experience using Elixir in production, ideally Ash/Phoenix
• Firm grasp of JavaScript and specifically Node.js
• Understanding of GraphQL APIs and GraphQL concepts
• Experience with Terraform, Jest, and serverless architecture is a plus