Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, Lead & Scale Global Systems

Partner Game Studio; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Medical & Dental

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Equity

Parental leave

Job summary

Partner Game Studio is a fully remote game development studio focused on immersive multiplayer experiences. The role leads a backend engineering team, setting sprint planning, code reviews, and hiring practices while shaping architecture and technical strategy.

You will stay hands-on with core production systems to ensure reliability and scalability for a global player base. The position offers fully remote work across North American time zones, with comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally in gaming or live-service environments.
• Strong programming skills in Kotlin or Java.
• Proven ability to design, scale, and operate backend systems for a global user base.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of backend engineers, establishing engineering processes like sprint planning, code reviews, and hiring.
• Drive backend architecture and technical strategy while staying hands-on with critical production systems.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of backend infrastructure, including monitoring, incident response, and operational practices.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Backend architecture

Leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

Grafana

Terraform

Job description

Partner Game Studio is a fully remote game development studio focused on immersive multiplayer experiences. The role leads a backend engineering team, setting sprint planning, code reviews, and hiring practices while shaping architecture and technical strategy.

You will stay hands-on with core production systems to ensure reliability and scalability for a global player base. The position offers fully remote work across North American time zones, with comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage,