Senior Backend Engineer

Twin Harbour Interactive; Hamburg; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A global strategy game developer in Hamburg is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the extraction of microservices from their PHP monolith. You will work closely with game teams to enhance services while ensuring stability and performance. Candidates should have 7+ years of proven experience and strong skills in distributed systems. The role offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for personal growth and flexible work arrangements.

Leistungen

Flexible hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

Mentorship culture

Diverse international team

Qualifikationen

• 7 years of proven experience in development demonstrating strong coding and debugging skills.
• Proficiency in popular frameworks such as Jest.
• Deep experience with distributed systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiar with or eager to learn other languages like PHP or Java.
• Experience developing and maintaining multi-server high-load backend services and APIs.
• Strong automated quality mindset using testing frameworks.

Aufgaben

• Lead and extract loosely coupled microservices from PHP monolith.
• Take ownership of maintaining shared services for game teams.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software.
• Define SLOs, add metrics/tracing/logging for operations.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance development efficiency.
• Collaborate with game designers and product leads.
• Contribute high-quality, maintainable TypeScript code.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering hiring.

Jobbeschreibung

Join our development team as Senior Backend Engineer

Engineer - Twin Harbour Interactive we strive to develop high-quality strategy games and make them accessible for all players around the world. Game development is a promise of fun and entertainment – that is what we live for and aim towards.

As a Senior Backend Engineer you will be responsible for designing, building, and enhancing features for our game platform, focusing on applications used by our game teams as a service that interface with other internal and external systems. Initially you will work on extracting loosely coupled microservices from our monolithic PHP application. The services will run on a distributed architecture in Google Cloud. Your work will align with best practices in stability, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.

In this role you will collaborate closely with game designers, producers, and other stakeholders to create innovative services that enhance the player experience and enable internal stakeholders to work more efficiently.

Please submit your résumé outlining your relevant experience and why you are interested in joining Twin Harbour Interactive. We look forward to hearing from you!

Your Mission

• Lead and primarily extract loosely coupled microservices from our PHP monolith, while being comfortable working in other languages such as PHP.
• Take ownership of maintaining and extending central shared services used by game teams and stakeholders such as game design and monetization.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our software with high‑quality, maintainable code.
• Define SLOs, add metrics/tracing/logging, participate in on‑call/incident reviews, and continuously harden reliability & performance for live operations.
• Leverage AI tools and technologies to enhance development efficiency, code quality, and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Work closely with game designers and product leads to implement new features, while also learning complementary full‑stack technologies.
• Communicate and collaborate within a cross‑functional team and with other teams to ensure a smooth daily workflow.
• Actively bring new ideas and participate in technical decisions that influence the architecture of our services and platform.
• Drive initiatives to enhance the stability, performance, and scalability of our platform and live games.
• Contribute high‑quality, maintainable TypeScript code using a wide range of technologies such as Jest, Mocha, Turbopack, GitHub, Docker, MySQL, Pub/Sub, and Redis.
• Mentor engineers via design reviews, pairing, and by setting coding standards, and contribute to engineering hiring.

Your Profile

• 7 years of proven experience in development demonstrating strong coding and debugging skills.
• Proficiency in popular frameworks such as Jest.
• Deep experience with distributed systems: queues / pub‑sub, idempotency, data modeling across service boundaries, and eventual consistency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a cross‑functional team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate AI tools into development workflows for code generation, debugging, and technical research.
• Familiar with or eager to learn other languages like PHP or Java.
• Proactive attitude towards learning new technologies and improving existing skills, including stepping out of your comfort zone.
• Experience developing and maintaining multi‑server high‑load backend services and APIs.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar.
• Strong automated quality mindset using unit testing, integration testing, and other test automation frameworks.
• Enthusiastic about games, ideally strategy games.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred), networking, and debugging distributed systems is a plus.
• Hands‑on experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

A Global Team A Shared Purpose

Our strength lies in our diversity. With over 30 nationalities represented across our two locations, we are united by a shared passion for strategy games and a bold vision for the future. We celebrate what makes each of us unique – our perspectives, stories, and the paths that led us here.

Work Your Way

Whether you’re crafting code from a harbor‑view desk in Hamburg or fine‑tuning design details under the Maltese sun, we support flexible hybrid work models that empower you to do your best work wherever you are.

Grow With Us

At Twin Harbour your journey matters. Our Career Path Framework and mentorship culture provide the clarity and feedback you need to take the next step, whether you’re deepening your expertise or branching into new disciplines. We invest in your growth with language courses, e‑learning platforms, and support for conferences and training.

We’re Human First

We believe that great teams are built on trust, respect, and good humor. From game nights to casual drinks, quiz nights and karaoke, we don’t just work together – we connect, play, and support each other like a true crew.

Join Twin Harbour Interactive

Where Strategy Meets Vision

Twin Harbour Interactive is a global strategy game powerhouse shaping the future of long‑term multiplayer gaming. With offices in Hamburg and Malta we design strategy games that bring people together across borders and generations.

Whether you’re an expert tactician or an imaginative world‑builder, there’s a place here for you to grow, thrive, and leave your mark.

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1