Senior Backend Engineer - Real-Time Gaming & Matchmaking SF

True Talent Solutions Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

True Talent Solutions Partners is seeking a backend software engineer to join an engineering team building consumer-facing backend features in a fast-growing gaming company. You will own projects end to end and help improve how the team ships as it grows.

You will work on data-driven systems for matchmaking and fraud prevention, and contribute to CI/CD and experimentation platforms to streamline delivery. This role requires strong ownership and the ability to work with limited direction.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years backend software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Go or willingness to ramp up quickly; experience with Kubernetes and GCP is relevant.
• Experience delivering consumer-facing backend features end to end with measurable business impact.
• Strong ownership and ability to work effectively with limited direction.
• Experience with data-driven systems such as matchmaking, fraud prevention, or recommendations is a plus.
• Background in real-time features, payments, consumer gaming, CI/CD, or experimentation platforms is useful.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build consumer-facing backend features that support key business goals.
• Develop data-driven systems for challenges such as matchmaking and fraud prevention.
• Improve engineering processes and delivery tools, including experimentation platforms and CI/CD.
• Take ownership of projects and drive them through completion with limited direction.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

GCP

Data-driven systems

CI/CD

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

True Talent Solutions Partners is seeking a backend software engineer to join an engineering team building consumer-facing backend features in a fast-growing gaming company. You will own projects end to end and help improve how the team ships as it grows.

You will work on data-driven systems for matchmaking and fraud prevention, and contribute to CI/CD and experimentation platforms to streamline delivery. This role requires strong ownership and the ability to work with limited direction.