Senior Java Engineer (Gaming)

Location: Santa Monica, California, United States

Salary: $102,800–$190,204 annual base pay

Company

hirify.global develops and publishes interactive entertainment and video games, including Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and Guitar Hero.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain Java backend services and APIs for web, mobile, and partner-facing experiences.
• Translate business and integration requirements into scalable services and technical documentation.
• Develop REST and microservice-based solutions focused on performance, resilience, and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot development and production issues and address reliability problems and technical debt.
• Contribute to code reviews, test automation, release readiness, and continuous engineering improvements.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and platform teams on integrations, service contracts, and backend roadmaps.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong Java and Spring or Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience building APIs, microservices, and integrations in cloud or distributed environments.
• Understanding of relational data, testing, CI/CD, and containerized deployment patterns.
• Ability to work independently on complex backend tasks and mentor less experienced engineers.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, healthcare spending, life, disability, and related insurance programs, subject to eligibility.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave, and other types of leave.
• Mental health, wellbeing, and fitness programs, plus free and discounted games.
• Relocation assistance may be available if the role requires moving to another geographic location.