Backend Developer, Oh BiBi
Onsite Tuesdays and Thursdays
2 days a week in office ( Rue d'Athènes, Paris)
Mobile videogame studio
Job no longer available
Mobile videogame studio
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
Onsite Tuesdays and Thursdays
2 days a week in office ( Rue d'Athènes, Paris)
101-200 employees
Company mission
Oh BiBi's mission is to bring the hit mobile games of tomorrow to massive and diverse audiences by creating hyper-engaging and inclusive games.
Role
Who you are
- Strong coding skills in Golang or C# or equivalent programming language
- Solid understanding of concurrency, synchronization, and event-driven programming
- Knowledge of network protocols: HTTP, WebSocket
- Experience designing distributed architectures and microservices
- Mastery of NoSQL databases Redis and MongoDB and good understanding of SQL fundamentals
- Experience in profiling, optimization, and debugging under high load
- Understanding of replication, latency, and eventual consistency
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), along with experience using cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Awareness of DevOps principles (though not responsible for infra setup)
- Understanding of security and data protection in online environments
- Understanding of multiplayer logic, matchmaking, and ranking systems
- Knowledge of networked gameplay architecture (client-server, authoritative server)
- Awareness of bandwidth constraints and network optimization for mobile
- Analytical and structured thinking, capable of understanding complex systems
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Cross-team collaboration and communication clarity
- Curiosity for game mechanics and technical innovation
- Rigor and precision, with an eye for code quality and performance
- Master’s degree or Engineering School diploma (Master’s / MSc / Engineering degree) in Computer Science or a related field
- A minimum of five years of professional experience in application development is required
- Previous experience in online or multiplayer game development is a major asset
- Proficiency in English (written) is required for documentation and cross-team collaboration
What the job involves
- Oh BiBi is looking for a Back-end Developer who will design, build, and maintain backend systems for large-scale mobile games supporting tens of thousands of concurrent players
- The role bridges game logic and scalable cloud backend, ensuring high performance, low latency, and reliable multiplayer experiences
- You will join a small team of four people who share knowledge and understanding, and collaborate on designs and technical choices with an open mindset
- Our main responsibility is to develop and maintain reusable, modular game services that enable millions of players to enjoy an online experience
- Design and develop backend services and APIs powering game features (sessions, matchmaking, economy, leaderboards, etc.)
- Collaborate with gameplay and client teams to define communication protocols (WebSocket, REST)
- Optimize server performance and resource utilization, identifying bottlenecks and implementing scalable solutions
- Manage state synchronization and concurrency across distributed systems
- Implement player data persistence, session management, and failover strategies
- Participate in code reviews, technical documentation, and maintain high-quality coding standards
- Contribute to observability, including logging, profiling, and metrics
- Support CI/CD processes and automated testing pipelines (in collaboration with DevOps)
- Perform load and stress testing to ensure stability at scale
- Stay updated on new backend architectures and tools relevant to multiplayer systems
Our take
Mobile games have existed for as long as mobile phones have been sold, and due to innovations in the small processors and graphics cards of phones, they’re better than ever. Consumers now expect significantly better quality and value from mobile games, but this generally means that they rapidly reduce battery life and require expensive high-spec phones to run smoothly.
Oh BiBi develops video games for smartphones, focusing on producing high-quality releases designed specifically for mobile, whilst using minimal battery life and running on minimal specifications, yet feeling as engaging as AAA releases. The company releases its games with a freemium approach, allowing users to play the games without charge, whilst providing tactically-placed in-game purchases.
Whilst the company has countless well-established mobile game developers to compete with, Oh BiBi stands out with its streamlined approach to making games that use minimal power and battery life. The company has also taken the unique angle of developing games specifically for low-spec smartphone gameplay, as opposed to the problematic yet common approach of porting high-spec console games to smartphones.
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Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2018
$21m
SERIES B
Jul 2014
$4m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $25m
Company benefits
- Let's Get Social! 🎉 We organize monthly team events, and a yearly offsite! Also, each team has a budget for small team events!
- Vacation & Chill 🌴 5 extra wondrous days on top of the 25 already given. That’s a lot of relaxation time!
- Relocation package 🌎 A generous relocation package that includes housing support and even visa sponsorship for international talent!
- Partner parental leave 👶 Oh BiBi signed the Parental Act and is committed to paying 100% of the second parent's salary for a period of 4 weeks!
- Work from Home 3 days / week 🏠Get some extra work life balance with Oh BiBi as we offer everyone the benefit of working from home on both Wednesdays and Fridays, each and every week!
Company HQ
Saint-Georges, Paris, France
Leadership
Stanislas Dewavrin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Experience as Vice President of Creation for Gameloft from 2000 to 2011. Co-founded Oh BiBi in 2012 as CEO.
Martial Valéry
(Co-Founder)Experience as Senior Executive Producer and World Content Director for Gameloft from 2008 to 2012. Co-founded Oh BiBi in 2013.
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