Junior Software Engineer (Backend PHP)

GOG.com

Warszawa

Type of work

Undetermined

Experience

Junior

Employment Type

B2B

Operating mode

Office

Tech stack

English

advanced

PHP

junior

MySQL

junior

Job description

The sister company of CD PROJEKT RED (responsible for the worldwide success of The Witcher, the video game series adapted from Andrzej Sapkowski's books), GOG.com is a digital distribution platform, which offers customers the greatest selection of Windows, Mac and Linux games, both classics and day-one titles, DRM-free, with lots of extra goodies and amazing customer support. Our work environment is relaxed, and the company philosophy often goes against the typical corporate flow. Working in an international team of over 180 passionate video game industry professionals, you will not only have the opportunity to expand your skills to their limits but also have fun while doing so. We love what we do and we do it for a reason.

GOG.com seeks talented Junior Software Engineer to join one of our teams:

WEB team, which develops and maintains most of the web-front features available on the GOG.com platform.
GOG Galaxy team, developing server side software that powers many GOG Galaxy functionalities, including: a centralized account system, matchmaking for multiplayer, backend for achievements and leaderboards, as well as game installs and updates.

Responsibilities:

Provide help with creating new features and maintaining existing code.
Work with an exciting technology stack such as Symfony framework, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Docker, Redis, Varnish and many more.
Learn from experienced engineers how to create a top notch, scalable applications that process large amount of data.
Write well designed, testable, efficient code by using the best software development practices.
Stay abreast of the best trends by researching new tools, prototyping solutions, as well as enhancing and further developing existing ones.

Job Requirements:

1-2 years of experience in software engineering.
Experience in PHP and OOP practices - personal projects count!
Understanding of HTML/Javascript/CSS code.
Knowledge of MySQL databases.
Willingness to learn, grow and gather new experiences.
Ability to easily communicate in English.

Pluses:

Hands on experience with Symfony or any other PHP modern framework.
Ability to work with source control tools (Git).
Experience with work in an agile environment.
Passion for gaming, game services, and online communities.
Familiarity with PHPUnit, Behat or PHPSpec.

What we offer:

A unique opportunity to enter a booming industry and to influence the future of digital distribution. A gamer’s paradise where you will be surrounded by games - living & breathing them! A buddy system - designated partner in crime who will help you get around our dos and don’ts.
A great, laid-back work atmosphere in our office based in Warsaw, Poland.
The chance to work in an international environment with exceptional experts.
A Profit Sharing Program after 6 months of work, where employees share 10 % of GOG.com's net profit (paid out once a year).
Access to a health care and sport activities package.
A relocation package for foreigners as well as assistance from our HR throughout the whole process.
Polish lessons should you need them.
Frequent social activities, free fruits, an in-house cantina, and other goodies are a standard.
An in-house gym, open 24/7, available exclusively for CD PROJEKT RED & GOG.com employees.
Free access to CD PROJEKT RED & GOG.com games.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, please submit your CV (in English) and code samples below.

Please be informed that we reserve the right to contact only selected applicants. The hired individual will need to work in-house, in our office based in Warsaw, Poland.

Information on processing of your personal data

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