Senior Backend Engineer - Remote | Live Gaming & AI

Live Play Mobile Inc.; Philippines; Remote; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work within the PH

Healthcare

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Training

Annual leave

Remote work in the Philippines

Competitive salary in local currency

Job summary

Live Play Mobile Inc. is seeking a backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain Python-based services for our live gaming platform. You will work with AWS, databases, and API integrations, while ensuring security, accessibility, and performance. This role offers remote work within the Philippines and a collaborative, fast-paced startup environment.

You will participate in code reviews, write tests, and help shape engineering practices alongside international colleagues.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python and its ecosystem, with a proven track record of developing and deploying backend applications.
• AWS Lambda or similar cloud solution experience
• Ability to manage a hosting environment, including database administration as well as scaling applications to handle load changes
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to enhance productivity and output quality across the development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance as well as performance tuning
• Knowledge of code versioning tools (Git)
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Professional or Native level English speaking is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python code for backend systems and APIs.
• Implement secure and scalable solutions leveraging cloud computing services (experience with AWS is a strong plus).
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define, design, and ship new features.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain high coding standards.

Skills

Python

English proficiency

Performance tuning

Security compliance

Accessibility knowledge

Git

Communication

Code reviews

Tools

AWS Lambda

Database administration

Hosting environment management

AI tools usage

Job description

Live Play Mobile Inc. is seeking a backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain Python-based services for our live gaming platform. You will work with AWS, databases, and API integrations, while ensuring security, accessibility, and performance. This role offers remote work within the Philippines and a collaborative, fast-paced startup environment.

You will participate in code reviews, write tests, and help shape engineering practices alongside international colleagues.