Backend Engineering Director

1 week ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Blitz App Full time
About Blitz App

Blitz App is a rapidly growing and self-sustaining start-up that provides gamers with personalized stats and insights powered by billions of matches. High performance is at the core of our values. We are a team of gamers and entrepreneurial technologists with big ambitions. At Blitz App, you will find co-workers who are friendly, eager to collaborate, and work creatively to ship market-defining software. If you thrive in an environment optimized for autonomy, innovation, teamwork, and embody our principles, Blitz App is the place for you to make an outsized impact.

Job Summary

We are seeking a visionary leader to guide the development of robust, scalable backend systems that power our innovative applications. As the Director of Backend Engineering, you will be pivotal in shaping the backbone of our products, ensuring they are reliable, efficient, and aligned with our company's objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage a team of backend engineers to deliver features needed by product and other engineering teams
  • Work closely with product managers and other engineering teams to plan and budget work based on company priorities
  • Make pragmatic decisions on software architecture and implementation
  • Drive good engineering practices on the backend team and ensure team success
  • Keep an efficient cloud infrastructure footprint and control cost
Requirements
  • 3-5 years of experience with Elixir
  • 2-4 years of 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 a 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


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