Senior Server Programmer (Node.js), Dublin

Senior Server Programmer (Node.js)

Playrix is in the global top 3 in terms of profit among mobile game developers. We have created the hit games Gardenscapes, Fishdom, Manor Matters, Homescapes, Wildscapes, and Township. They have been downloaded by more than two billion players, and have a monthly audience of 130 million people.

We are looking for a Senior Server Programmer (Node.js) for our server team.They will be responsible for the development of current game mechanics and the creation of new features for all of Playrix's games.

You will face tasks ranging from developing architecture to implementing and operating services in a high-load environment — 75K RPS. This will require significant experience with NodeJS server development and AWS services.

Team: 8 NodeJS Middle+ and Senior developers.
Our stack: NodeJS, AWS, DynamoDB, Graphite, git, Kibana.

This role requires relocation from Russia and Belarus to one of our offices or remote work from other countries (except Russia and Belarus). Find out more .

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Tasks

Interacting with game development teams and forming requirements for game features

Designing and programming the server side of games for high loads — 75K RPS

Monitoring and ensuring technical reliability of game servers

Designing and developing API for our games

Programming automation scripts for game operations

Requirements

5+ years of experience in backend development, 2-3 years of which are with Node.js

Proficient knowledge of JavaScript

Experience designing and developing API

Recent experience writing Unit and Integration tests

Our Perks

Flexibility at work . We offer a flexible schedule, and our employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). It doesn't matter to us where or how you do your work — we only evaluate the final results

Caring for health and well-being

We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist

We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off

We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions

Professional development and education

We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences

We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates

Events and merch

We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties

We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges

We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities

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