Overview
As the Director of Backend Engineering at Blitz, you will play a pivotal role in guiding the development of robust, scalable backend systems that power our innovative applications. This leadership position requires a visionary with a deep understanding of backend architecture and a proven track record in managing engineering teams. Reporting directly to the SVP of Product, you will lead a talented team of engineers, collaborating closely with Frontend, Product, QA, and Data teams to ensure seamless integration and performance across our entire technology stack.
What You’ll Do
- Managing a team of backend engineers to deliver features needed by product and other engineering teams.
- Working closely with product managers and other engineering teams to plan and budget work based on company priorities.
- Making pragmatic decisions on software architecture and implementation.
- Driving good engineering practices on the backend team and ensuring team success.
- Keeping an efficient cloud infrastructure footprint and controlling cost.
What It Takes
- 3 - 5 years experience with Elixir.
- 2 - 4 years experience with Phoenix, Oban, GenStage, and more.
- 2 - 4 years experience with Postgres and Redis.
- 1+ year of experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and Sentry.
- Full understanding of Git, GitHub and CircleCI.
- Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Math, or related quantitative field.
- 6+ years of experience in backend engineering and engineering management.
- Highly proficient in Elixir, SQL, Architecture, cloud computing (GCP, AWS).
- Experience with managing mix of onsite and remote engineering teams.
- Experience working with leadership and other engineering managers on problem solving.
- Strong structured problem solving and critical thinking skills when presented with ambiguous problems.
- Strong collaboration, organization, and communication skills.
- Familiarity with gaming (MOBAs and shooters are a plus).
Nice To Have
- Track record of delivering highly utilized and scaled backend solutions in the cloud.
- Experience in optimizing cloud resources used by a high scale backend.
- Experience in the gaming industry.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary: $180-230k.
- Annual performance bonus.
- Stock options program.
- Unlimited paid vacation.
- Option for employer paid coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision) plan.
- 401(k) matching.
- Gaming laptop and peripherals.
- Company-wide team building events.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- 401(k)
- Annual performance bonus
- Stock options program
- Unlimited paid vacation
- Employer paid coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision
- Gaming laptop and peripherals
- Company-wide team building events
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