Senior Server Engineer (Python)

Location: Prague or Bratislava; onsite or hybrid. Relocation to one of the employing entities is required.

Company

hirify.global is a team of game makers developing an unannounced cross-platform Strategy/MMO title in partnership with a top-five Western mobile game publisher.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain Python backend services and APIs running on AWS.
• Design and implement core technology features in collaboration with stakeholder teams.
• Plan server-core technologies supporting future gameplay features.
• Inspect server-cluster performance and propose improvements, including efficient low-latency and low-I/O solutions.
• Analyze player behavior, harden servers against bots and cheaters, and improve player experience.
• Deploy, monitor, and manage cloud applications; collaborate with QA to resolve bugs and deliver high-quality code.

Requirements

• Highly experienced in a professional development team or another relevant area.
• Experience developing highly available backend systems and servers for large-scale MMO games, high-traffic web systems, or applications.
• Strong Python and ecosystem experience, including web frameworks such as Flask, Tornado, FastAPI, or similar; Python threading and asynchronous programming principles.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure systems with Redis and its ecosystem, plus strong RESTful API design and development knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of Linux, Docker, Redis, and MySQL or similar database systems.
• Understanding of intrusion, injection, cheating, and related prevention techniques.
• Experience with version control, multi-track development, deployment methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Experience with stateful and stateless game-server architectures.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Claude Code, and understanding of agentic engineering workflows.
• Must already be authorized to work in the EU and must not require visa or work-permit sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, or Redis Streams.
• Experience with AWS EC2, ECR, RDS, S3, and IAM.
• Infrastructure-as-Code knowledge and Terraform experience.
• Understanding of VPCs, subnets, security groups, load balancing, and cloud networking.
• Experience analyzing traffic with Charles Proxy, browser developer tools, Datadog, or logs.
• Knowledge of Kibana or Datadog log querying and dashboards.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee salary and company benefits.
• Modern offices in an accessible location.
• Company hardware, including test devices.
• Opportunity to work on a world-class game IP with a large international team.
• AI-forward development practices and a collaborative team environment.

Hiring process

• Apply through the provided application form.