Middle Java Developer (Tournament Platform)

About us:

WePlay Esports is a leading esports media holding company with key offices in the USA, China and Ukraine. The holding combines the best practices of esports, media and entertainment fields to provide cutting-edge products and services worldwide.

We improve our expertise in the field of international brands' integration in esports. We create conditions for constructive dialogue between business and active, passionate audiences of players and fans.

We broadcast for millions of viewers from our studio to Twitch channel and other streaming platforms. Also, we have developed our own WePlay Esports online media and tournament platform.

About the role:

We are looking for a Middle Java Developer you will be a part of a dedicated team of WePlay Esports (Tournament Platform). We create a platform that allows players to compete in various esports game disciplines (now it’s CS: GO and Dota 2), and we are moving toward console platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Develop functionality that enables the integration of the main Tournament Platform product with other companies, both inside the holding and outside;
• Produce clean, efficient and idiomatic code;
• Conduct code review;
• Follow best practices;
• Cooperate with other cross-functional teams in the company;
• Contribute feedback on improvement opportunities during retrospectives.

Requirements:

• Strong Computer Science background;
• 3+ years of development experience;
• Strong experience in Java 8 and higher. Experience in Kotlin and/or Groovy would be a plus;
• Strong experience in Spring (Core, Web, Data, Security, Boot), Hibernate;
• Experience in Spring Cloud;
• Experience in messaging (RabbitMQ/Apache Kafka);
• Good knowledge of HTTP protocol, strong experience in REST API design and implementation;
• Experience in both relational (MySQL) and at least one of the following; NoSQL datastores: MongoDB, Redis or Elasticsearch (we use all of them);
• Experience in Git, Maven, Jenkins, UNIX-based operating systems.

Highly desirable:

• Websocket experience;
• Experience in microservice architecture;
• Experience in development of highload-ready solutions;
• Experience in Docker, Kubernetes.

Benefits:

• Office space with comfortable work conditions, various esports entertainment activities and is within a 15 minutes walk from 'Osokorky' subway station;
• 18 days of paid leave and 12 days of sick leave per year, with a flexible schedule possibility and remote work
• No dress code policy and low level of bureaucracy;
• Medical insurance after successful probation period completion (100% coverage, premium package);
• Up to 50% expense coverage for specialized training;
• Free English courses (with a native speaker)
• Corporate events (office CS:GO and Dota2 tournaments, WePlay Esports birthday, Summer BBQ Party, New Year Party, Children's Days);
• Gym partnership program for the gym located in the same building with the office;
• Life events (maternity/paternity leave, 'Welcome Baby' Gift, wedding Time Off);
• You will have a mentor and quarterly reviews to help you meet your goals and objectives, as well as 1-to-1 meetings with your lead to discuss work processes and much more