Back-End Developer PHP

Do you know what it takes for software development to serve 1 billion users by 2025? Do you want to play a fundamental role in the success of AAA games? We are looking for highly qualified developers to help us bring our scalability to the next level.

About the Job

Who we are

i3D.net is a leading provider of high-performance, low-latency hosting through a vast, privately-owned global network. As game sector veterans, we know what it takes for a network to withstand heavy demands, and as of 2019, we are a member of the Ubisoft family. During these uncertain times, we have continued to expand faster than ever, keeping some of the world’s biggest games and VoIP providers online, and their users connected.

The role

As a fast growing Game Hosting company, we are looking to grow all our Agile Development teams with Back-end PHP developers on medior and senior level. Our main challenges are:

Making sure gamers from all over the world can play their favorite games without any interruptions. This requires high availability and reliability of our API that needs to provide game server data to matchmakers on a continuous basis.
Building advanced dashboards based on a large amount of data. These dashboards will be used by our customers across the world to keep a close look at the performance of their live game.
Continuously increasing our services portfolio, by adding our in-house CDN, Anti-Cheat and Anti-DDoS system to our Game Hosting Platform.
Deploying game servers in a matter of minutes across the world without delay.
Handling a large influx of players by automatically scaling into multiple clouds such as GCP, AWS, Azure as well as our on Bare Metal Cloud.

Together with the rest of the development team, the UX designer and the Product Owner you define the technical solutions to these challenges. We believe the hosting solution forms the fundamental basis of the success of a game and we rely on our developers to make sure we offer a stable and reliable platform. As software developer at i3D.net you can truly make a difference in the success of AAA games.

About you

Our Agile Development teams are self-organizing. So, you are not only a highly technically skilled person, but you are also a team player with good communication and coordination skills. You know all about the Agile mindset and enjoy taking responsibility. We are continuously looking for ways to improve and therefore expect you to take the initiative to help us improve.

Work environment

Working during the pandemic is a challenge, but we can proudly say we have met that challenge head-on. Despite the distance, we can collaborate, bond, and get you settled. You’ll also have the freedom to structure your days, work times, and environment. If you feel safer working from home, take advantage of our budget for your home office equipment. Alternatively, feel free to use our Rotterdam office, including the fully equipped gym, kitchen, and gaming room (whilst complying with social distancing measures, of course).

Your Responsibilities

You take responsibility for the development of our Game Hosting Platform.
Together with the team you translate complex functional requirements and features into a technical design and architecture.
You play an active role in the development team. We value the input of any team member, junior, medior or senior. We believe software development is a team effort and every team member's voice matters.
Also, you take care of close collaboration between Front-end and Back-end and Test Engineer in a proactive way. In the end you are all responsible for making the sprint goal. - You take part in overall software development improvement initiatives that are a combined
You take part in overall software development improvement initiatives that are a combined effort with the other development teams.
As a senior you also coach and assist junior and medior colleagues by sharing your knowledge and experience.

Your Skills

You have a passion for PHP and follow the latest developments in your expertise. You also have relevant experience with the use of PHP frameworks, such as Phalcon, Laravel, and/or Symphony.
We intensively make use of Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, and Docker. Experience with any of these is preferred; experience Kubernetes is a plus.
You have experience with Microservices architecture and preferably also with the design patterns involved in this.
You have experience with OOP, and RESTful API interfaces.
Experience with writing unit tests, TDD and CI/CD are a plus.
You know how to work with GIT workflows.
You are experienced in working in a team and have an Agile mindset.
You have at least 3-5 years of relevant work experience.

Work From Home Budget

Remote is the new office. Optimize your home office space to suit your comfort and needs.

High-End Laptop

The latest Dell XPS will be at your disposal so you'll be ready to rock 'n roll from day one.

Annual Bonus

Get your hard work rewarded with our performance-based bonus of up to 12% of your yearly salary.

Travel the Globe

With offices, data center PoP's and customers scattered across the globe, you'll be sure to see a city or two.

Vitality @ Work

Keep your mind and body in top shape with our company-funded programs. Quit smoking, get a health check, personal training or mental coaching.

Workout in our Gym

A fully equipped gym in our Rotterdam office equals deadlifts, squats and the treadmill for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Personal Development

The sky is the limit. We offer you all the room to grow. With our unlimited educational fund we've got you covered for everything from books or part-time courses to a whole Master’s degree.

Get Free Games

Access to the entire Ubisoft backlog for life comes with the job! You'll never be bored again.

Fantastic Bar

Views, 50 specialty beers, french fries, Friday afternoon drinks, and an all-you-can-eat candy buffet.

What we do

Low latency is our mission! In 2002 we set out to improve online experiences for gamers. Today, we translate our hosting innovations to various industries, but gaming is still in our DNA. And as of 2019, we are part of the Ubisoft family! We build out our network presence in data centers across the globe – from Moscow to Mumbai, Amsterdam to Seattle, and everything in between – bringing content closer to the users.

Our team works hard on everything related to running our privately owned premium network, from opening new points-of-presence, setting up peering relationships, developing integral products like anti-DDoS protection, and serving our customers with expert help and advice. Finally, we play even harder, in our office gym and bar, and with our lifetime access to Ubisoft games.

What does i3D.net offer you?

A challenging and dynamic job in an international company.
A competitive salary (depending on education, knowledge and experience).
25 vacation days (excluding national holidays).
Travel allowance & Work from home budget.
Collective pension scheme.
All the hardware and software you need to perform, including a laptop.
Career guidance including remuneration of relevant education, courses and trainings.
A modern office in a prime location with open workplaces.
Free access to Ubisoft games through Ubisoft Connect.
Free use of the in-house gym.

What you can expect

Did you find your next career step?

That’s great! Apply for the position with your cover letter and CV and we’ll get in touch with you as soon as we can.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our HR department at +31 10 8900070 or via hr@i3d.net.

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Address

i3D.net BV
Rivium 1e straat 1
2909 LE
Capelle aan den IJssel
The Netherlands

Inquiries

Evelien Smeenk

+31 (0)10 890 00 70
hr@i3d.net

Information

We do the recruiting for this vacancy ourselves. Please do not contact us for sales purposes.

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