Senior Backend Engineer ID99040

AgileEngine; Madrid; On-site; EUR 108,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation (USD-based)

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build and scale the backend of a high-traffic gaming companion site. You will work with TypeScript on Node.js, design SQL schemas, caching strategies, and analytics pipelines while integrating Stripe, Discord, Blizzard, IGDB, Steam and YouTube APIs.

The role requires 5+ years of backend development, strong TS type skills, and experience with GraphQL/REST APIs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development with TypeScript on Node.js.
• Strong command of TypeScript’s type system (generics, inference, discriminated unions, narrowing).
• Schema validation experience with Zod or similar.
• Strong SQL skills in PostgreSQL and/or MySQL: schema design, indexing, migrations on live data.
• Experience running an analytical database at production volume (ClickHouse preferred).
• Experience designing caching: Redis or a compatible store, HTTP cache headers, CDN behavior.
• Experience designing and consuming REST and GraphQL APIs, including authentication and rate limiting.
• Experience with background jobs and message queues, including handling jobs that run twice or don’t run at all.
• Experience with high-volume, user-facing production applications.
• Experience taking a product from idea to production.
• Proficiency with agentic AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor or similar).
• Comfortable reading and changing React code when a frontend feature is involved.
• Able to work in a startup-style, fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Flexible about working hours for game launches.
• Passion for gaming.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs in TypeScript (Fastify, Hono) for user profiles, subscriptions and game data.
• Design schemas and write queries for PostgreSQL and MySQL (Prisma, Drizzle) with versioned game data and migrations.
• Run ClickHouse analytics pipelines: request logs, materialized views, revenue metrics, and dashboards queries.
• Own the cache layers end to end: Redis stores, cache invalidation, HTTP headers, CDN purges.
• Build and run scheduled jobs and queue consumers (NATS) for data sync, leaderboards and indexing.
• Integrate third-party APIs (Stripe, Discord, Blizzard, IGDB, Steam, YouTube) with retry/backoff.
• Process game images into tiles and sprite sheets; optimize for Remix/Next.js time to first byte.
• Collaborate with AI coding agents safely: reviews, tests, lint rules and build checks.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

REST API

GraphQL

AI tooling

English (upper-intermediate)

Tools

Prisma

Drizzle

Fastify

Hono

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Meilisearch

NATS

Stripe

Job description

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build and scale the backend of a high-traffic gaming companion site.

The mandatory requirements are 5+ years of backend development with TypeScript on Node.js, PostgreSQL or MySQL, Redis caching, REST and GraphQL APIs, daily use of AI coding tools, and an upper-intermediate English level.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Build and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs in TypeScript (Fastify, Hono) for user profiles, subscriptions and game data, including authentication, rate limits and typed contracts.

- Design schemas and write queries for PostgreSQL and MySQL (Prisma, Drizzle), including versioned game data, player builds and migrations on tables in live use.

- Run ClickHouse analytics pipelines: request logs, materialized views, article and revenue metrics, and the queries behind dashboards.

- Own the cache layers end to end: Redis-compatible stores, query caching, tag-invalidated cache, HTTP headers and CDN purges.

- Build and run scheduled jobs and queue consumers (NATS) for game data sync, leaderboards, Meilisearch indexing, sitemaps, Stripe webhooks, payouts and data-deletion requests.

- Integrate third-party APIs (Stripe, Discord, Blizzard, IGDB, Steam, YouTube), handling retries, backoff and rate limits.

- Process game images into map tiles, sprite sheets and responsive image sizes.

- Keep responses lean for Remix and Next.js pages to improve time to first byte, PageSpeed and SEO.

- Work with AI coding agents every day: direct them, review their output, and maintain the guardrails that make their changes safe to merge (tests, lint rules, build checks, agent instructions).

- Deploy through Docker, GitHub Actions and Kubernetes.

- Support high-traffic game launches, including outside regular hours when needed.

MUST HAVES

- 5+ years of backend development with TypeScript on Node.js.

- Strong command of TypeScript’s type system (generics, inference, discriminated unions, narrowing).

- Schema validation experience with Zod or similar.

- Strong SQL skills in PostgreSQL and/or MySQL: schema design, indexing, query plans, migrations on live data, transactions and locking.

- Experience running an analytical database at production volume (ClickHouse preferred; BigQuery, Druid or similar also count).

- Experience designing caching: Redis or a compatible store, invalidation strategies, HTTP cache headers, CDN behavior.

- Experience designing and consuming REST and GraphQL APIs, including authentication and rate limiting.

- Experience with background jobs and message queues, including handling jobs that run twice or don’t run at all.

- Experience with high-volume, user-facing production applications.

- Experience taking a product from idea to production.

- Proficiency with agentic AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor or similar): daily, hands-on use in a real codebase, and good judgment about when their output needs checking.

- Comfortable reading and changing React code when a feature reaches the frontend.

- Able to work well in a startup-style, fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

- Flexible about working hours: some game launches happen in the evening or on weekends and need coverage outside the standard 9-to-5.

- Passion for gaming.

NICE TO HAVES

- Experience with Bun.

- Experience with any of the current stack: Remix, Next.js, Fastify, Hono, Prisma, Drizzle, Apollo GraphQL, Meilisearch, NATS, Ory, Stripe, Nx.

- shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS.

- Strict lint setups (typescript-eslint strictTypeChecked, custom lint rules, architecture boundaries).

- Docker, Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD), GitHub Actions, External Secrets.

- Payments and subscriptions (Stripe checkout, webhooks, promotion codes).

- Writing agent instructions, skills or custom tooling for AI coding agents.

- Experience building game tools, such as databases, interactive maps, calculators or planners.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.

- Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.

- Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.

Meet Our Recruitment Process

Each step helps us understand your skills and overall fit.

If it’s a match, you’ll receive an offer.