Sr. SDE Backend (Full Time, Remote)

At Hike, we're building the Hike Gaming Nation 🎮 📲 💰

To know more, check out work.hike.in.

Hike Code

The Hike Code is our cultural operating system. It is our set of values that guides us operationally on a day to day basis. We have 9 core values{​{:}

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  e → Both a quest for greatness & shared values are important to us 🦸‍♂
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• Pro-Sports Team

  → Strength-based, results driven with a "team-first" attitude ⚽
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• Customer Obsessio

  n → We exist to delight our customers ?
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• Innovation & Make Magic

  → Courage to walk into the unknown and pioneer new fronts ?
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• Owner not a Rente

  r → Proactive & radically responsible. Everyone is an owner ?
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• Think Deepl

  y → Clear mind, obsession to simplify & data-informed 🙇‍♀
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• Move Fast

  → Ruthless prioritization & move fast 🙋‍♂
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• Be curious & keep learning

  → Curiosity to acquire new perspectives, quickly 👨‍?
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• Dream Big

  → Courage to climb big mountains ?
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Skills & experience we're looking for 👨‍?

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• Strong experience in backend gaming technologies and networking protocols

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• Strong coding skills in Java and/or C#

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• Should have a strong understanding of TCP/IP & UDP protocols

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• Should have a basic understanding of distributed systems

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• Proficiency in designing REST APIs with JSON & XML formats

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• Proficiency in designing relational databases and schemas for relational databases

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• Scale systems for hundreds of thousands of concurrent connections

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• 3 to 6 years of relevant industry experienc

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• Strong Object Oriented design and architecture skills

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• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design

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• Proven ability to architect and design large and complicated systems

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• Excellent communication skills - particularly the ability to discuss timelines, design concerns, and provide helpful feedback to team members

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• Experience with common workflow tools like source control (GIT), bug tracking (JIRA), etc

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You will be responsible for ?

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• Innovatio

  n → Develop, innovate & integrate new technologies and tool
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• Plannin

  g → Scope out tasks and systems, looking for future improvement
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• Leadershi

  p → Mentor other engineers in core language and technology struggle
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• Operation

  s → Define, architect, & develop core gaming server component
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• Operation

  s → Optimize code & memory usage for high-performance scalable system
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• Operation

  s → Work closely with product managers, other backend engineers and app developer
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• Operation

  s → Work on systems that will impact the experience of millions of user
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  s → You must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable working on a complicated code-bas
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