AcadArena is the home of campus gaming across the Philippines and Southeast Asia. We’re building a better future for student gamers by creating a place for them to play, connect, and earn.
Though our team started in 2019 as a group of volunteers, we've grown into a venture-backed 30+ team that creates communities, platforms, and experiences that have brought hundreds of thousands of students into gaming and the metaverse.
Our vision is to create a place where students around the world can achieve their dreams — a university without borders.
About The Team
Software Engineers at AcadArena work on our Product team, building out the machinery that powers our community as a whole — including our global student platform for games and scholarships, our new suite of metaverse applications, and more.
As a member of our Product Team, you’ll be working with a diverse, global team of engineers, designers, researchers, and product managers to build and shape the tools we need to serve our global network of students and leaders.
Specifically, we’re looking for an engineer that has QA Automation experience, but still has the versatility to support non-QA projects when the need arises.
Your Responsibilities
- Develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software across our suite of products
- Develop scripts to run automated tests
- Tracking software bugs and determining causes
- Discover weaknesses and slowdowns in code
Your Qualifications
- Proficient Full-Stack Developer. 2+ years of industry experience. Familiar with:
- Front-End: React, NextJS, MaterialUI
- Back-End: Node, SQL, NoSQL (Firestore)
- Others: AWS Services, DRY Principles, Firebase,
- Conceptually proficient. Has knowledge and working proficiency with:
- Microservices architecture
- DRY principles
- Serverless Architecture
- CI/CD pipelines
- Agile Development
- Software Test Development
- Effective Team Player. Has a proven track record in shipping projects from scratch while working with a team.
- Goal Oriented. Laser-focused on directives and tasks. Able to contribute to sprint planning and estimations.
- Values-Driven & Youth Focused. You strongly believe in youth empowerment and have a good grasp of their needs and struggles.
- Strong Communicator. Proficient writing, communication and presentation skills in both English and ideally, a SEA language.
Your Pluses
- Strong understanding of gaming and esports
- Familiar with Web3 and Metaverse concepts, like Play-to-Earn games and Crypto Wallets
- Familiar with regional culture and trends in SEA, Brazil, or South Korea
- Familiar with Discord API + Bot Development.
- Proficiency in any of the ff. languages:
- Bisaya
- Hiligaynon
- Mandarin
- Vietnamese
- Bahasa Indonesia
AcadArena is a Southeast Asian campus gaming start-up building the place where students play, connect and earn through gaming and the metaverse. We're backed by an all-star cast of investors including Iterative, 1KX, Hashed, Kevin Lin (Twitch), Kun Gao (Crunchyroll) and Holly Liu (Kabam).