Senior Backend Engineer (Golang) - Draft Showdown

Voodoo
Paris
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Communication","Requirements gathering","Autonomy","Stakeholder influence"]

Build and evolve the server-side foundation for Draft Showdown as it transitions from client-authoritative gameplay to competitive, server-validated multiplayer. Own backend validation for metagame progression, design trusted server authority for game state, and improve matchmaking and cheat detection for a deterministic lockstep PvP architecture. Collaborate cross-functionally with Unity client engineers and game designers, shaping API and player-state integration using Golang.

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Voodoo
Voodoo
1 month ago

Senior Backend Engineer (Golang) - Draft Showdown

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Job Summary

Build and evolve the server-side foundation for Draft Showdown as it transitions from client-authoritative gameplay to competitive, server-validated multiplayer. Own backend validation for metagame progression, design trusted server authority for game state, and improve matchmaking and cheat detection for a deterministic lockstep PvP architecture. Collaborate cross-functionally with Unity client engineers and game designers, shaping API and player-state integration using Golang.
Location: Paris
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build server-side systems to transition gameplay from client-authoritative to server-validated multiplayer.
  • •Build server-side validation for metagame progression, economy, and rewards, staged by risk.
  • •Implement and improve matchmaking and cheat detection safeguards for deterministic lockstep PvP.
  • •Move toward server authority so game state can be trusted in competitive features.
  • •Design APIs and player-state management for the Unity client while collaborating on client/server responsibility split.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of backend development experience.
  • •Extreme fluency in Golang (at least 1 year in a professional environment).
  • •Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals.
  • •Mastery of SQL and NoSQL.
  • •Background in high-scale systems and experience with Unix-like environments.
Experience:5+ yearsMobile gamesMultiplayer gamingHigh-scale systems
Skills:Analytical skillsCommunicationRequirements gatheringAutonomyStakeholder influence
Tech Stack:GolangGoSQLNoSQLUnityAPIsDeterministic lockstep

Company Brief

Voodoo
Develops and publishes hyper-casual mobile games and gaming platforms, focusing on viral, easy-to-play titles and data-driven optimization to reach global audiences across iOS and Android.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2013
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