Senior Backend Engineer

Stratosphere Games is an AAA mobile game developer based in Berlin, Germany, looking for a  

Backend Programmer to support the development of existing and upcoming projects. 

Team size and structure?

70 people

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

Stratosphere Games is an AAA mobile game developer based in Berlin, Germany, looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to support the development of existing and upcoming projects.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you are responsible for providing the tools and services we use to build and operate all our games.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• Flexible and stable backends API Services for the Game

• Design and manage cloud infrastructure

• Troubleshoot the backend-related issues

• Support programmers to design a new system architecture for a new feature

What is important for us in a person?

• 3+ years of working experience as a backend/software engineer

• Experience with Cloud Platform (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Good understanding of RESTful API and Design

• Good understanding of Docker, DevOps, and CI/CD

• Good understanding of managing Git branches

• Good understanding of Database (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

• Familiar with code review and Git branching strategy

 Good to have, but not mandatory:

• Experience with Jenkins Pipeline

• Container Orchestration Technologies (K8c, ECS, ACS, Swarm, Rancher)

• Experience with IaC (Terraform, Pulumi)

• Experience with HTML, any modern Javascript Framework

• Programming in C# and Unity

• Gaming Industry Experience

• Understanding of Software & Architecture Design, NoSQL, TDD, Refactoring, ORM, DDD

Why do we enjoy working here?

• A friendly and motivated international team to collaborate with for achieving breakthroughs together 

• Work on innovative and thrilling AAA quality mobile games 

• A large, open office space right in the heart of Berlin Mitte, surrounded by amazing (and not pricy) restaurants 

• Free coffee, water & beer are available in the office 

• Be part of a great and stable-growing company with a friendly, but always challenging, work philosophy 

• A mixture of office and remote work

• BVG-Ticket

• Supplementary health insurance

• Urban Sports Club