Backend Engineer

Proxy Live Solutions is on a journey of building new games and a gaming platform that allows high load and supports thousands of players concurrently playing our games and using our products.

At the same time, offering a great player experience via a custom-built platform, being resilient, reactive, and component-driven, utilising modern frontend architecture and state management, with the main focus on mobile devices.

Duties:

• To develop software systems, providing research, analysis and estimations for software requirements;
• To develop and modification of existing software to match functional requirements, quality and resource constraints, configuring the development environment and writing code according to project design and coding guidelines;
• To improve software quality, improve software testing procedures, proactively perform software maintenance activities;
• To collaborate with system designers, analysts and other experts.

You should apply if:

• You have good knowledge of English is required for the job (at least B2 level in accordance with the Council of Europe's ‘Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
• You have good knowledge of Latvian and Russian languages is preferable;
• Higher education or professional experience relevant to the job;
• Experience with Scala programming language (or strong will to learn it);
• You are passionate to learn a lot of new things - technology and on the iGaming side: deep dive into industry internals and world of high-load, reactive systems;
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, creativeness, honesty;
• Strong communication skills;
• Willingness to learn and grow with the company;
• Preferrable experience with: (Akka Actors, Akka persistence, Akka HTTP, Akka Cluster, Cats or optionally Scalaz & Monix, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Cassandra, PostreSQL, Experience in Event Sourcing, CQRS, Experience in other JVM based programming languages (e.g. Java, Kotlin, Clojure) is a plus, Experience or interest in Cats Effects, ZIO, Tagless Final is a plus).​

The team & ways we work:

• Start-up culture, allowing for creativity and trying new things;
• We work in self-organizing agile teams;
• Dev teams have all the support from infrastructure, business, technology, and leadership;
• We’re open and transparent in decision making: everyone has a voice, and new ideas are always welcome;
• Constant feedback and support to individuals;
• We value results over process and tools;
• We value teamwork, so the best candidates are team players ready to own their work from start to end.

Locations: Latvia, Poland, Georgia.

Benefits (Riga, Latvia):

• Annual vacation - 5 calendar weeks;
• Health insurance;
• Akropole discount card;
• Company-provided MacBook laptop;
• Free parking at Akropole and a partially covered parking fee at Jauna Teika Office;
• Unlimited access to Udemy online learning courses;
• Support for external training and conferences;
• Referral program;
• Annual incentive bonus, at the company's discretion;
• Hybrid working model (home & office flexibility).

Benefits (Krakow, Poland):

• Private medical healthcare;
• Benefit System cafeteria – 300 PLN/month after 3 months;
• Multisport card – after 3 months;
• Company-provided MacBook laptop;
• Access to parking;
• Unlimited access to Udemy online learning courses;
• Support for external training and conferences;
• Referral program;
• Annual incentive bonus, at the company's discretion;
• Hybrid working model (home & office flexibility).

Benefits (Tbilisi, Georgia):

• Health insurance;
• Corporate discount card;
• Fit pass;
• Company-provided MacBook laptop;
• Unlimited access to Udemy online learning courses;
• Support for external training and conferences;
• Referral program;
• Annual incentive bonus, at the company's discretion;
• Hybrid working model (home & office flexibility).

If you appreciate dynamic development and enjoy collaborating with enthusiastic and capable individuals, you'll find fulfilment in your career with us!