Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable, High-Performance Systems

Playson; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Playson in the United States is seeking a Senior Backend Developer who thrives in a hands-on role, writing production code daily to build, optimise, and scale core services in a high-load platform. You will own backend features end-to-end, improve latency and reliability, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver impact used by millions.

The role emphasizes ownership, build-first thinking, and pragmatic problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Solid experience with Node.js and TypeScript for backend development.
• Experience with other OO languages (Java, Python, C++, C#, Go) is welcome.

Responsibilities

• Own backend features end-to-end in a distributed, high-load environment.
• Write production-grade code daily with a focus on reliability and latency.
• Participate in code and architecture reviews to uphold engineering standards.
• Contribute to on-call rotations to ensure system availability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

Node.js/TypeScript

Java

Python

C++

C#

Go

Job description

Playson in the United States is seeking a Senior Backend Developer who thrives in a hands-on role, writing production code daily to build, optimise, and scale core services in a high-load platform. You will own backend features end-to-end, improve latency and reliability, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver impact used by millions.

The role emphasizes ownership, build-first thinking, and pragmatic problem solving in a fast-paced environment.