Senior Backend Developer (Gaming)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Developer (TypeScript/Go): Building and optimizing scalable backend systems for media management, social features, and cloud services for a gameplay capture platform with an accent on high-load event-driven pipelines and distributed systems. Focus on designing REST APIs, improving system reliability, and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS.

Location: Ramat Gan, Israel

Company

hirify.global is a gaming ecosystem company, and Outplayed is one of its leading gameplay capture platforms for gamers.

What you will do

• Design and build backend services and REST APIs for large-scale gamer-facing products.
• Develop systems for media management, social features, and core product capabilities.
• Build backend services using TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Go.
• Develop and maintain event-driven pipelines using Go and Kafka.
• Improve cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, analysts, and designers to deliver high-impact features.

Requirements

• 6+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, including production experience with NestJS.
• Solid experience with SQL and Redis.
• Experience designing and operating distributed, event-driven systems and REST APIs at scale.
• Experience with AWS/GCP, Infrastructure as Code, and Docker-based production environments.
• Strong debugging, performance, and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Go.
• Experience building social platforms, feeds, recommendation systems, or social graphs.
• Experience with Kafka, Kinesis, Snowflake, or large-scale data platforms.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools.
• Passion for gaming.