Backend Software Engineer, FACEIT
Shop Team
Gaming platform for online multiplayer games
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Gaming platform for online multiplayer games
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To further the esports ecosystem by offering players of all levels the chance to compete in a competitive environment with the games they love.
Role
Who you are
- Current commercial experience with Go/Golang on large scalable projects
- Ability to design amazing distributed APIs and scheduled procedures
- Experience working within a large Microservices environment
- Excellent knowledge of RESTful/gRPC or APIs
- Good understanding of Async communication
- A passion for video games and esports is a plus
- Proven experience working with NoSQL databases would be great
- Ability to follow SOLID or DRY principles
- Experience with Docker or Kubernetes
- In-depth understanding of testing
- Previous experience working on large complex applications
Desirable
- Desire to learn new technologies and frameworks
- Good communication skills
- You are fast and reliable
- Able to work independently
- Be a proactive learner
What the job involves
- Our Backend Engineers take full responsibility for the design and build of our distributed APIs and microservices and are currently working on some amazing new features
- Our tech stack is based around Golang/Go, GCP, Microservices, Kubernetes – and much more!
- The Shop Team oversees the entire checkout flow, search features, filters, and shop page on the FACEIT platform, ensuring a seamless and efficient user experience
- In the shop, users can discover a wide range of rewards, including gaming gear, gift cards, in-game items, and more
- They can redeem FACEIT Points or make purchases with cash. Additionally, the team designs custom items like profile cards and cosmetic items, specifically tailored for platform users
- Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle including planning, technical design, construction, peer reviews, documentation, testing and deployment
- Design and develop distributed APIs and scheduled procedures
- Solve complex technical requirements or issues by leading analysis and development
- Work with the latest tools and continually learn and develop your skillset
- Contribute to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms
- Develop any required proof-of-concept work as part of the technical design process
- Be responsible for the Code Level Design, Organisation of code, use of patterns for the successful implementation of a solution
- Ability to clearly write technical and solution design specifications
- Support users by developing documentation and assistance tools
- Any other tasks that fall within this roles remit
Our take
Young people are increasingly turning away from traditional media, and gaming has in recent years become a professional spectator sport that draws huge online crowds. FACEIT is a competitive gaming platform that allows developers to run their own online tournaments, providing ranking charts, skill-based matchmaking and anti-cheat software to ensure that these events are as fair as any traditional sporting competition.
The esports market is projected to be worth about £4.5 billion globally by 2030, and FACEIT has attracted large scale investments as it continues to innovate in this market. Not all of its moves have panned out - for instance its foray into crypto gaming in 2022 could have come at a better time, but its pivot to non-intrusive in-game advertising has been well received by developers and is a testament to the adaptability of the company.
FACEIT is continuing to release and support new gaming products, for instance a car racing tournament released in colloboration with RENNSPORT, where established esports teams and car manufacturers will compete for a prize pool of €500,000. An Overwatch tournament launched in 2024 with a cash prize pool of $170,000. As the esports market shows no sign of slowing down, FACEIT will remain in a strong position to grow alongside it.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2019
$12m
SERIES B
Jan 2016
$15m
SERIES A
Total funding: $29m
Company benefits
- Fully remote or relocation to London supported
- Private Medical Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Cashback on dental care
- Lunch provided daily (when you’re in the office!)
- Kitchen stocked with refreshments (coffee machines everywhere – our founding team is Italian after all!)
- Company book club, and gaming nights
- Flexible working environment
- Company (virtual) drinks session every Friday
- Quarterly team outings
- Your professional growth is important to us. We provide ongoing training opportunities
- And best of all Free Premium FACEIT user account
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Leadership
Niccolo Maisto
(CEO)Started their career as an investment banker at Nomura. Has an MBA from New York University.
Alessandro Avallone
(Chief Gaming Officer)#1 Italian Professional Gamer and World Champion with over 17 years of experience in the video-games industry.
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