Backend Developer (Minecraft)

Location: Fully remote. Employment is available in Germany, the UK, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Canada, and the USA; fixed-term contractor arrangements are available outside these employment countries.

Salary: €52,000–€60,320 gross per annum for 40 hours per week as an employee.

Company

Modrinth is a community-built Minecraft modding platform operated by hirify.global.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design and delivery of backend projects for the Modrinth App and broader platform.
• Write reliable, well-tested, and maintainable code.
• Review code, incorporate engineering feedback, and collaborate on implementation details.
• Identify and address issues and bottlenecks within assigned areas.
• Contribute to the technical direction and long-term health of the Modrinth App and Modrinth API.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of and enthusiasm for the Minecraft modding ecosystem.
• Strong experience with async Rust backends, including Tokio and SQLx.
• Strong SQL knowledge, including SQLite, PostgreSQL, schema design, and query optimization.
• Experience building desktop applications with Tauri or Electron.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Self-directed problem-solving ability and first-principles thinking for distilling complex problems.
• Active use of AI to accelerate work without outsourcing understanding of the code.
• Applicants must be older than 18 years old.

Nice to have

• Experience building or working on a client or launcher, personally or professionally.
• Familiarity with frontend frameworks such as Vue, Nuxt, and TypeScript.
• Familiarity with DevOps and the Kubernetes ecosystem, including Helm, Ansible, and CI/CD tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with flexible working hours within legal and reasonable boundaries.
• 24 days of paid time off plus bank holidays and Christmas benefits.
• Generous paid sick leave, varying by country.
• Clear career growth and progression opportunities.
• Employment is available in Germany, the UK, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Canada, and the USA; contractor benefits may differ and not all benefits apply.