Overview
Senior Web Full Stack Engineer at Skillz. About The Job : If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!
Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.
Why Skillz
- Culture of Impact : Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.
- Comprehensive Benefits : Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, including 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for you and your dependents. Also, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
- Wellness Support : Wellness initiatives including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.
- Time off : Competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays, including a company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years.
- Las Vegas Headquarters : Five-day-a-week in-office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters with amenities such as free breakfast and catered lunch, a full-size gym, showers, commuter benefits, insurance, and team events.
- Recognized Success : Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times’ Best Places to Work, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and more.
- Development Opportunities : High standards with opportunities for professional growth; a startup-like environment that encourages collaboration and feedback.
Experience
5+ years of professional software development experience (excluding internships).2+ years building scalable, user-facing web applications using React or similar modern JavaScript frameworks with JavaScript or TypeScript.3+ years backend development experience using Ruby, Go, Java, or Node.js, with understanding of API design, database integration, and service-oriented architecture.2+ years experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL).Bonus : 2+ years experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS or Kubernetes (K8s), managing and deploying backend services in production.Requirements
Able to work in-office 5 days a week in Las Vegas HQ (relocation assistance available for brand new Vegas HQ).Experience in the Gaming Industry (ideally). Alternatively - experience with Unity and a passion for building services for games.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a technical field of study, or equivalent industry experience.Total Starting Compensation including Base + Equity : $153,600
Location : Las Vegas HQ - Onsite for 5 days per week.
Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!
Together, we\'ll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!
Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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