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Medal · 1 day ago

Senior/Lead Backend Engineer - NYC

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$180K/yr - $275K/yr
date5+ years exp

Medal is redefining the way gamers connect and share their in-game moments. They are seeking a Senior or Lead Backend Engineer to design and develop scalable backend systems and APIs that support millions of users and billions of clips, while mentoring other engineers and driving technical decisions.

GamingOnline GamesVideo GamesVideo Streaming

Responsibilities

Design and develop backend systems and REST APIs that serve millions of users and billions of clips
Own features end-to-end: from design and architecture through implementation and deployment
Work closely with cross-functional teams across product, ML, and mobile to build cohesive experiences
Scale our systems to support growth in users, content volume, and features
Lead engineering projects, drive architectural decisions, and mentor junior and mid-level backend engineers
Help maintain our cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
Optimize databases, APIs, and services for performance, scalability, and cost
Contribute to technical strategy, roadmap, and team-wide best practices

Qualification

JavaMicroservicesRESTful API designCloud infrastructureRelational databasesSystem designCI/CDPerformance monitoringOpen-source contributionsPassion for gamingLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

5+ years of backend engineering experience, with significant time in production environments
Strong proficiency in Java and hands-on experience building scalable microservices
Deep understanding of RESTful API design and distributed systems
Experience with relational databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL (including performance tuning and schema design)
Experience building systems that handle thousands of requests per second
Comfort with cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS preferred), CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
Strong grasp of system design, architectural patterns, and security best practices
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to drive cross-team projects

Preferred

Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, or other message brokers and caching systems
Familiarity with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices
Experience with observability tools and performance monitoring
Exposure to ElasticSearch, BigQuery, or other data warehouse tools
Contributions to open-source projects
A passion for games and gaming communities

Company

Medal

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Medal is a developer of a short-form gaming video clips platform to share digital game clips and highlights with gamers.
dateFounded in 2015
location
Naarden, Noord-Holland, NLD
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://medal.tv

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$85.5M
Key Investors
OMERS VenturesMakers FundHorizons Ventures
2024-07-11Series Unknown· $13M
2021-12-14Series C· $45M
2020-01-01Series B· $15M

Leadership Team

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Iggy Harmsen
Product
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Joshua Lipson
Chief Architect
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Recent News

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