Senior Backend Engineer (TypeScript/Node) — Gaming & AI

AgileEngine, LLC.; Województwo wielkopolskie; Ibrido; PLN 300.000 - 420.000; Tempo pieno

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Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime

Descrizione del lavoro

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build and scale the backend of a high-traffic gaming companion site. You will develop REST and GraphQL APIs in TypeScript, design robust schemas, and run analytics pipelines.

The role involves caching, data pipelines, and integrations with Stripe, Discord, Blizzard, and more, with a focus on performance and reliability. Requirements include 5+ years of backend TS on Node.js, SQL proficiency, and experience with AI coding tools.

Competenze

• 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, queries, migrations on live data.
• Experience running an analytical database at production volume (ClickHouse preferred).
• Experience designing caching: Redis or compatible store, HTTP cache headers, CDN behavior.
• Experience designing and consuming REST and GraphQL APIs, including auth and rate limiting.
• Experience with background jobs and message queues, including retries and job reliability.
• Experience building 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/changing React code when frontend involved.
• Ability to thrive in a startup, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Flexible about working hours; some game launches outside 9–5.
• Passion for gaming.

Mansioni

• 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).
• Run ClickHouse analytics pipelines: request logs, materialized views, dashboards metrics.
• Own the cache layers end to end: Redis caches, 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).
• Process game images into map tiles, sprites and responsive sizes.
• Keep responses lean for Remix/Next.js for time-to-first-byte and SEO.
• Collaborate with AI coding agents; review outputs and enforce guardrails.
• Deploy through Docker, GitHub Actions and Kubernetes.
• Support high-traffic game launches, including outside regular hours.

Conoscenze

Backend development

TypeScript on Node.js

English communication

AI coding tools

SQL and data modeling

REST and GraphQL APIs

Caching strategies

React frontend knowledge

Startup pace adaptability

Gaming enthusiasm

Strumenti

TypeScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

REST/GraphQL

Prisma/Drizzle

ClickHouse

Meilisearch

NATS

Descrizione del lavoro

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build and scale the backend of a high-traffic gaming companion site. You will develop REST and GraphQL APIs in TypeScript, design robust schemas, and run analytics pipelines.

The role involves caching, data pipelines, and integrations with Stripe, Discord, Blizzard, and more, with a focus on performance and reliability. Requirements include 5+ years of backend TS on Node.js, SQL proficiency, and experience with AI coding tools.