Software Developer

FACEIT, London

CHALLENGE YOUR GAME

As a Software Developer at FACEIT, you will be responsible for developing complex solutions for a fast growing platform. You will participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle including planning, technical design, construction, peer reviews, documentation, testing and deployment.

Please note, the successful individual will need to be passionate and motivated to work with new technologies. Until recently our team has predominately worked with Java, however in the past year we been focusing more and more on Golang and we see this as our focus going forward. We're happy to consider candidates with experience in either of these languages, however you must have the drive to learn and be happy to work with either. We will support you on this path.

Responsibilities

Design and develop distributed APIs and scheduled procedures
Solve complex technical requirements or issues by leading analysis and development;
Work with the latest tools and continually learn and develop your skill set;
Contribute to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms;
Develop any required proof-of-concept work as part of the technical design process;
Be responsible for the Code Level Design, Organisation of code, use of patterns for the successful implementation of a solution;
Support users by developing documentation and assistance tools.

Skills & Experience

Strong demonstrable experience as a Software Developer with either Java or Golang;
Excellent knowledge of Restful API;
Experience with Microservices;
Ability to clearly write technical and solution design specifications;
Passion for Videogames and eSport is a plus.

Benefits

Pension plan;
Quarterly drinks and dinner in the office;
Monthly massages;
Quarterly team outings;
5 a side twice monthly;
Lunch provided daily;
Kitchen stocked with refreshments, cereals, bread, spreads (coffee machines everywhere – our founding team is Italian after all!);
Your professional growth is important to us. We provide ongoing training opportunities.

What we do

Founded in London in 2012, FACEIT has quickly become the leading platform for online competitions in PvP multiplayer games. FACEIT allows players to easily play in tournaments and leagues for virtual and real-world prizes through automated tournament management and matchmaking technology. With over 6,000,000 users and continuous exponential growth we now host over 2,000 tournaments and 12,000,000 game sessions per month.

For developers, FACEIT’s advanced software development kit (SDK) allows game creators to easily integrate user-friendly matchmaking and tournaments into their titles to allow gamers to take part in competitive online games at all skill levels. eSports organizers, players and communities use FACEIT to create and manage online competitions.

The company has come a long way from the initial team of 20 to over 70 in the last 12 months and keeps growing at an exponential rate. The young founding members are supported by an experienced management team and an advisory board of gaming veterans. Our common passion for online games helped us becoming a close group of people that share this culture of “working hard and playing harder”. We had tons of fun building the company from scratch and never stopped.

If you are interested in joining us, beware that in order to become part of our small and precious family you will need to pass several challenges, including playing at least once a day with one of the supported games and survive our weekly gaming session!

Website: https://www.faceit.com/en

About FACEIT

Founded in 2011, FACEIT has quickly become the leading platform for online competitions in PvP multiplayer games. With nearly 6,000,000 users and continuous exponential growth, FACEIT now hosts over 2,000 tournaments and 5,000,000 game sessions per month. LEADERSHIP When it comes to online games, our passion helped us becoming a close group of people that share this culture of “working hard and playing harder”. We had tons of fun building the company from scratch and never stopped.