DirecciónDo you want to be part of a worldwide mobile games leader? We are an international team of more than 330 talented SocialPointers, based in sunny & cosmopolitan Barcelona.
We create amazing games, positioned in the top rankings of both iOS & Android, that are played & loved by over 50 million fans all over the world.
In 2017, we became part of the Take Two Interactive Family, that has legendary labels & studios such as Rockstar or 2K (GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Bioshock, NBA, X-Com.
we have been expanding our activities ever since, as well as creating exciting new opportunities for super talented people to work with us!
Join the challenge & help us make this year the breakout year in mobile social gaming.
We're looking for software engineers that will work on services for games that are played & loved by several million users every day, all over the world.
Those services must scale-out to serve high users traffic every day and must be developed with the highest quality this competitive industry requires.
We expect from our developers to keep our tech state-of-the-art and, at the same time, come up with great new ideas.
What will you do at Social Point?
As a Lead Backend Developer, you will lead & guide a group of backend developers towards successful project deliveries.
To achieve sustainable results, you will work in collaboration & report directly to the game’s Technical Director on the following areas :
- Define individual & team growth goals with your developers, follow up on them in frequent 1 : 1 sessions & group meetings.
- Support your team with their queries & empower them to make productive decisions.
- Prioritize, multi-task & perform in a deadline-oriented environment.
- Define technical guidelines, best practices, workflows & automation procedures.
- Define, design & develop high available software systems.
- Facilitate the information on project goals / tasks to the team.
- Collaborate closely with the studio tech leadership to balance shared code development ensuring success across several projects.
- Determine the feasibility of the sprint features, regarding time & cost.
- Team up with HR to participate in recruitment activities from time to time.
What are we looking for?
- Solid professional experience within software development as a Lead Engineer, Technical Lead or a similar position.
- Good understanding of collaboration with a team of senior developers.
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills.
- Ability to explain technical issues to both technical & non-technical audience.
- Profound & disciplined programming skills & experience in system design, architectures & best practices & techniques used in games.
- Strong background in languages like Golang, PHP, Java, C#, etc
- Experience designing & implementing complex systems with multiple parts & technologies.
- Experience with application scalability, performance, & reliability.
- Experience with application & system orchestration : understand where you code fits within the big picture.
- Performance analysis & optimization skills.
What's in it for you as a Socialpointer?
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we have employed a hybrid working from home / office system. So, what does this mean? All we ask is that you live within commuting distance of our office in Barcelona so you are able to come into the office for important meetings / events.
- You’ll get the newest & most powerful devices & equipment to work with , along with a Spotify Premium account.
- An impressive 25 days annual leave plus the Christmas week, not including public holidays!
- Private medical insurance for you and your family, just in case!
- Relocation support to help you move to Barcelona (if you’re not already here)
- Choose from the latest IOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet)
- Monthly meal allowance
- Yearly parent pack
- Free Language Lessons.
- People development is key for us : an amazing training budget just for you & our internal mobility program offers real growth opportunities!
- If you choose to work in the office some days, don’t worry - we have you covered. Check out some of our benefits tied to the office;
- Want to stay in shape? We have state of the art gym facilities so you can level up your fitness game.
- Monthly events are there to get you to know your colleagues.
- Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist .
- Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (and forget your wallet).
