Senior Java Backend & DevOps Engineer (Gaming, High-Scale Systems)

Join a team where your code doesn’t just ship features - it keeps entire game worlds alive for tens of thousands to millions of players. At Goodgame Studios you’ll work on always-on distributed systems for modern games, where latency, throughput, and uptime are measured in real player impact. This isn’t CRUD; it’s high-scale, mission-critical backend engineering.

The Role: We’re looking for a Senior Engineer who is equally strong in backend Java and cloud operations on AWS . You will design, implement, deploy, tune, and operate critical backend systems that must withstand unpredictable load patterns and deliver consistent low‑latency performance.

Your Mission

• Full lifecycle ownership: architecture → coding → infra → deployment → production → scaling.

• Design and operate high-throughput, low-latency Java services (JDK 17+).

• Build resilient distributed components and optimize memory, concurrency, and GC for production workloads.

• Architect databases and caching layers (MySQL, Redis) for millions of player rows.

• Maintain CI/CD pipelines, AWS infrastructure, and implement robust observability and monitoring.

• Participate in advanced on-call rotations and troubleshoot live production issues.

What You Bring

• 6+ years backend experience with expert-level Java.

• Deep understanding of AWS, distributed systems, concurrency, memory tuning, and SQL optimization.

• Comfort with production ownership and operational decision-making.

• Passion for high-scale systems where performance and reliability matter.

Nice to have

• Gaming backend experience (matchmaking, inventories, leaderboards).

• Event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, SQS/SNS).

• Real-time telemetry or anti-cheat systems.

Why You’ll Love It

• Build systems players interact with every minute

• You can work remotely as long as you are within our CET time zone

• Engineering-first culture with high autonomy and impact.

• Tackle genuinely interesting technical problems with a modern, challenging stack: Java, MySQL, Redis, AWS, distributed systems.

In this role, you'll join Goodgame Studios. Collaborate closely with our 30+ dedicated professionals, employ your initiative and strong communication skills to seamlessly integrate your ideas into our MMO pioneer games with more than 200 million registered players worldwide and a history of more than 1bn € in revenues. If you're ready to take on this challenge and thrive in a high-target environment, we want you on our team!

Goodgame Studios is known for successful strategy titles and data-driven game development. We self-publish our games in-house and have all relevant professions under one roof. Plus, we are part of Stillfront Group , one of Europe’s leading game publishers with a strong focus on long-term IP growth.