Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)

About the role

Voodoo is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a newly established studio focused on scaling the turn-based multiplayer game Draft Showdown. You will lead the transition of the game from a client-authoritative model to a competitive, server-validated architecture. This role involves designing server-side foundations, implementing cheat detection, and managing game state to support millions of active users.

Responsibilities

• Build server-side validation for metagame systems including currency, card upgrades, and progression.
• Move toward server authority for competitive features to ensure game state integrity.
• Implement and improve matchmaking and cheat detection safeguards for a deterministic lockstep PvP architecture.
• Design APIs and player-state management for integration with the Unity client.
• Collaborate with client developers and game designers from feature design through delivery and iteration.

Required skills

• Golang
• SQL
• NoSQL
• High-scale systems
• Unix
• API design
• Game development

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience
• Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals

Benefits

• Relocation support

About the Company

Voodoo is a consumer tech company founded in Paris in 2013 with a mission to entertain the world. As the #3 mobile publisher worldwide, the company reaches over 200 million active users every month and has generated over 7 billion downloads.