Backend engineer for gaming

AgileEngine; United States; Híbrido; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Mentorship

Tech Talks

Growth roadmap

USD-based pay

Flexible schedule

Remote/office options

Descripción de la vacante

AgileEngine ищет старшего бэкенд‑инженера для масштабирования бэкенда высоконагруженного игрового партнёрского сайта. Ваша работа будет включать построение и поддержку REST и GraphQL API на TypeScript, работу с PostgreSQL/MySQL, а также аналитику в ClickHouse и продвинутые решения кэширования.

В должности ожидается опыт работы с NATS, Docker и Kubernetes, интеграция Stripe и других API, а также сотрудничество с AI‑кодировщиками и фронтендом на Remix/Next.js.

Formación

• 5+ лет бэкенд‑разработки на TypeScript в Node.js.
• Сильные знания TypeScript: generics, inference, discriminated unions, narrowing.
• Опыт в валидации схем с Zod или аналогами.
• SQL‑навыки в PostgreSQL/MySQL: проектирование схем, индексы, миграции на живых данных.
• Опыт работы с аналитическими БД (ClickHouse приветствуется).
• Дизайн кэширования: Redis, заголовки HTTP, поведение CDN.
• Проектирование REST/GraphQL API: аутентификация, rate limiting.
• Опыт очередей задач (NATS).
• Опыт работы с высоконагружёнными продакшн‑приложениями.
• Уровень английского не ниже upper‑intermediate.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs in TypeScript (Fastify, Hono) for user profiles and game data.
• Design schemas and write queries for PostgreSQL and MySQL with migrations on live data.
• Run ClickHouse analytics pipelines for logs, metrics and dashboards.
• Own the cache layers with Redis, HTTP headers, and CDN purges.
• Build and run scheduled jobs and queues (NATS) for data sync and leaderboards.
• Integrate third‑party APIs (Stripe, Discord, Blizzard, IGDB, Steam, YouTube).
• Optimize responses for Remix/Next.js to improve TTFB and SEO.
• Work with AI coding agents daily and ensure safe merges.
• Deploy via Docker, GitHub Actions and Kubernetes.
• Support high‑traffic game launches, including off‑hours.

Conocimientos

TypeScript

Node.js

REST/GraphQL

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Zod validation

Redis caching

NATS queues

Prisma/Drizzle

AI tool usage

English (Upper)

Herramientas

Fastify

Hono

Prisma

Drizzle

Meilisearch

Stripe API

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

NATS

Descripción del empleo

Описание:

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

Задачи:

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.

Требования:

• 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.
• Upper-intermediate English level.
• Будет плюсом: 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

Условия:

• Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
• Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
• Flexible schedule with remote and office options.