Principle Fullstack Engineer (R&D)

TL;DR

Principle Fullstack Engineer (R&D): Designing, implementing, and optimizing production-grade tools and applications for video game asset pipelines and production workflows with an accent on scalable backend services, responsive web UIs, and robust desktop applications. Focus on architectural decisions, performance tuning, and mentoring junior engineers within an agile framework.

Location: Onsite in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Company

hirify.global is a leading company in game development, pushing boundaries since 2004 by harnessing the latest technologies to create immersive gaming experiences.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable backend services and secure RESTful APIs using Python.
• Develop responsive web UIs with modern frameworks and Electron-based desktop applications.
• Ensure quality, performance, and delivery through comprehensive testing, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with UI/UX, backend, production, SRE, and IT stakeholders.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and mentor junior engineers.
• Lead a team of engineers to continuously contribute to the quality of R&D applications.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional fullstack engineering experience building production applications.
• Strong expertise in Python (FastAPI or Flask), RESTful API design, and SQLAlchemy/Pydantic or similar tooling.
• Proficiency in Vue or React, including routing, state management, and component libraries.
• Proven experience working on public cloud like AWS/GCP.
• Database proficiency with relational systems (PostgreSQL) and familiarity with NoSQL (MongoDB, Vector DB); experience with caching and message queues (Redis) is valued.
• Proven testing mindset and experience with automated test suites.
• Comfortable with Git, GitLab CI/CD, and Docker, with clear communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with agent development frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph).

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of a team passionate about making and playing games.
• Work with latest technologies to create exciting new experiences daily.
• Opportunity to push boundaries and excel in your field.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams.
• Work within agile methodologies.