Stillfront Group

Backend Engineer, Node.js/TypeScript

Stillfront Group

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

CloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptJestMicroservicesMochaMongoDBMySQLNext.jsNode.jsNoSQLPHPPostgresRedisSQLTypeScript

About the role

  • Join our development team as Backend Engineer - Node.js/Typescript!
  • At Twin Harbour Interactive we strive to develop high-quality strategy games and make them accessible for all players around the world.
  • As a Backend Engineer - Node.js/Typescript, you will be responsible for designing, building, and enhancing features for our game platform, focusing on applications used by our game teams as a service that are interfacing with other internal and external services.
  • In the beginning, you will work on extracting loosely coupled microservices out of our monolithic PHP application.
  • The services will be running on a distributed architecture in the Google Cloud.
  • Your work will align with best practices in stability, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
  • In this role, you will collaborate closely with game designers, producers, and other stakeholders to create innovative services that enhance the player experience and enable internal stakeholders to work more efficiently.
  • Please submit your resume outlining your relevant experience and why you are interested in joining Twin Harbour Interactive.
  • We look forward to hearing form you!

Requirements

  • 4+ years of proven experience in Node.js/Typescript development
  • Proficiency in popular Node.js/Typescript frameworks such as Next.js, Nest.js, Express.js, and Jest
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate AI tools into development workflows for code generation, debugging, and technical research
  • Be familiar with or eager to learn other languages like PHP or Java
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • You have a proactive attitude towards learning new technologies and improving existing skills, including leaving the comfort zone of your programming language
  • You have experience developing and maintaining multi-server, high-load backend services and APIs
  • Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databased, including MySQl, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar
  • Strong automated quality mindset using unit testing, integration testing, and other test automation frameworks
  • You are enthusiastic about games and ideally strategy games
  • Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), networking, and debugging distributd systems is a plus
  • Hands-on experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban