Senior Game Backend Developer

Summary

Join SOFTGAMES as a Senior Game Backend Developer and contribute to the development and maintenance of high-performing game services. Work remotely or in our Berlin office. You will be responsible for maintaining and extending existing backend services on AWS, planning and developing new services on GCP/Firebase, and developing client and server-side functionality using TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and React. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in Node.js, infrastructure orchestration, AWS and GCP services, and API development. SOFTGAMES offers a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working hours, generous vacation time, home office allowance, further training opportunities, and various wellness benefits.

Requirements

• Be a meticulous developer and expert of writing enterprise software in Node.js
• Have solid experience with infrastructure orchestration and distributed architecture
• Be deeply familiar with AWS and GCP services
• Have experience with common data persistence layers and caching (SQL, NoSQL, Key-Value Stores)
• Have created and maintained APIs using GraphQL and REST
• Be a great architect and always looking for better ways to solve problems
• Continuously improve yourself and enjoy technical discussions

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend our existing backend services on AWS
• Plan and development of new services on GCP/Firebase
• Holistic development of services, covering the backend infrastructure, frontend administration, client library and development documentation
• Develop client and server side functionality using TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js and React
• Deployment of our cloud infrastructure using IaC
• Lean and agile collaboration across multiple teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience with frontend technologies, like React and Redux
• Have experience with Docker containers
• Have experience with Firebase Firestore and Cloudfunctions
• Have experience with Terraform / Terragrunt

Benefits

• Remote first - We have a flexible working setup. Either fully remote wherever you are or on-site in our modern office in central Berlin - You decide
• Flexible working hours - Structure your working hours to your needs. No crunch, no overtime!
• Generous vacation regulation no matter where you are!
• Home office allowance - Working from home but something is missing? We offer a budget to make your home office as productive as possible
• Further Training - Everyone at SOFTGAMES is offered training opportunities to strengthen their skills or learn something new!
• Studio - We’re a remote-first company but also offer a super modern office with state-of-the-art tech, based in the center of Berlin
• Equipment - Choose between a MacBook Pro or Lenovo Laptop
• Meal allowances - A monthly budget is additionally granted to be spent for your lunches
• Wellness Benefits - Access to Virtual Yoga, Meditation, and more to stay healthy!
• Monthly extra grant for home office electricity + internet costs
• Swag - Enjoy our stylish Hoodies, Bags, Mugs, etc
• Offsite Retreats - Twice a year the entire company gets together to learn, share ideas, focus on the future, and celebrate our successes. Our events in general are epic but our off-site Retreat is one of a kind
• Team events - We have virtual Game Nights, Pub Quizzes, Team lunches and much more