Overview

BIG BALLERS VR is the top sports game in the VR world, attracting millions of players globally who compete, socialize, and advance in the most immersive sports experience available. As the lead backend engineer, you will join a small, highly skilled team to develop scalable APIs that handle hundreds of millions of requests daily for Live Ops.

Doge Labs, Inc., the company behind BIG BALLERS VR, is VC-backed and experiencing exponential growth month over month. Join us at Doge Labs / BIG BALLERS VR and help build the ultimate LiveOps API, supporting millions of gamers daily.

Job Position: Lead Backend Engineer

Job Location: Remote

Job Responsibilities

  1. Lead backend engineering for BIG BALLERS VR (using Node, Postgres, Railway, and Cloudflare Workers).
  2. Implement critical API systems to support gameplay, core infrastructure, networking, streaming, and AI.
  3. Collaborate directly with the co-founders to create highly scalable, reliable, and useful systems.
  4. Optimize APIs for low latency and high bandwidth traffic, serving millions of users per day.
  5. Drive backend hiring and team growth as responsibilities increase.

Job Requirements

  1. Comfort with Scale: Experience serving millions of users per day across web or mobile platforms in startups, gaming, or social sectors.
  2. Team Player: Commitment to continuous learning, honesty, and teamwork to deliver the best product together.
  3. Product Sense: Experience in designing, shipping, and enhancing features to improve user experience.
  4. Developer Sense: Passion for simplifying development for yourself and others, prioritizing the developer user experience alongside the user’s experience.
  5. A Fun Side: A passion for memes is a plus!
  6. Nice to Have: Experience with Unity and real-time or streaming applications.

Salary
$100K – $150K

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@dogelabsvr.com  using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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