Backend Engineer (Node.js/TypeScript)

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel; onsite R&D role

Company

hirify.global develops skill-based mobile games and a large-scale B2C platform supporting millions of players and tens of millions of daily tournaments.

What you will do

• Build and own a high-scale backend platform for millions of users.
• Lead solutions end to end, from challenging requirements through design, production delivery, and measuring results.
• Develop game systems including the Store, Collectibles, Rankings and Seasons, Friends, and the in-game economy.
• Operate production systems, create actionable alerts, investigate root causes, and resolve bugs.
• Use AI coding agents to design, write, test, review, and debug code, while helping shape shared agent workflows and tooling.
• Improve scalability and cost efficiency by handling high API volumes and request spikes during live events.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, architecting, and developing complex server applications.
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Practical experience operating in a major cloud environment such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with Node.js, Java, or C# and solid data-modeling and caching skills using MySQL and Redis.
• Experience using AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot in real production work.
• Proactive problem-solving approach and commitment to production-ready code.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and maintaining high-scale, high-throughput distributed systems.
• Background in mobile development, mobile gaming, or large-scale B2C mobile platforms.
• Experience with A/B testing, BI collaboration, and SQL analytics such as Snowflake.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-moving environment focused on innovation and professional growth.
• Close collaboration with Unity client developers, Product, and BI.
• Features are A/B tested and configured live through an internal back-office tool.
• Opportunity to work on products used by a global player base.