The Senior Software Engineer will design and implement backend solutions for a social casino platform, collaborate with team members on architecture, and review code, while ensuring the product meets user needs.
MyPrize is the fastest growing free-to-play social gaming and social markets platform in the world, redefining how people play, watch, and connect with one another and with gaming and markets online. Pioneering multiplayer experiences where users can join forces with creators, streamers, and friends, MyPrize provides a platform built for shared moments and massive communities.
MyPrize transcends boundaries, giving players and fans what they have been desperately craving: an all-in-one platform that combines the best of online gaming, live streaming, and social markets, powered by MyPrize's proprietary AI personalization engine. With SOC-2 Type 1 certification, MyPrize maintains institutional-grade security while building the future of online entertainment.
The Need:
We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work out of our NYC office. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing team where you will be focused on owning and elevating our end-to-end consumer entertainment platform, helping drive measurable growth across departments and the MyPrize user journey.
What you will do at My Technology:
- Design and implement backend solutions (APIs, workers, and integrations with third-party services) to power our social casino product.
- Explain and debate the merits of architecture designs and implementation plans with fellow team members to get alignment.
- Work independently without constant oversight in a high-trust, high-execution remote environment.
- Review other team members’ code.
- Work with frontend engineers to design and build solutions that meet their needs.
What you bring to My Technology:
- You have 5+ years of experience developing backend software.
- We are a Typescript shop, but professional experience with other modern languages such as Python, Java, Golang, Rust, etc. is acceptable if you are willing to learn and work with Typescript.
- Working with SQL databases and writing raw SQL queries to efficiently and safely insert and retrieve data.
- An understanding of the architecture of cloud-based software powering consumer apps. This involves the fundamentals of networking, caching, HTTP (REST) APIs, common web standards like JWTs / cookies / websockets, techniques to scale and manage traffic bursts, etc.
- Comfortable using the terminal and git / Github.
- Capable of self-learning and picking up new technologies, concepts, and skills as needed.
Gold Stars:
- Professional experience with Typescript, Postgres, AWS, redis, or kubernetes.
- Experience or interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
- Experience in gaming, streaming, or social casino industries.
Benefits and Perks:
- Office in NYC
- Equity
- 401K
- Comprehensive insurance plans: Health, Dental, and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- Flexible Vacation Policy
Top Skills
AWS
Go
Java
Kubernetes
Postgres
Python
Redis
Rust
SQL
Typescript
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