Goodgame Studios is a leading free-to-play, online games development company active on web and mobile platforms. We self-publish our games in-house and have all relevant professions under one roof: Game Development, Quality Assurance, Community Management and Customer Support to Business Development, Marketing, Analytics and Central IT services. These departments work hand in hand to provide quality gaming experiences to over 500 million registered users worldwide.

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Goodgame Studios is transforming into an AI-first engineering organization, seeking a Senior Java Backend / DevOps Engineer. This role involves evolving from a code producer to a technical architect and orchestrator, guiding AI agents to design, test, and deploy high-scale gaming systems. The engineer will ensure architectural integrity, accelerate DevOps, modernize code, and help define AI-first engineering processes, amplifying impact with 10-20x traditional velocity.

We are transforming into an AI-first engineering organization. As a Senior Java Backend / DevOps Engineer, your role evolves from 'code producer' to technical architect and orchestrator. You will guide AI agents to design, test, and deploy our high-scale gaming systems. You remain the expert ensuring architectural integrity, but with 10-20× the traditional velocity. AI amplifies your impact - you control the output.<h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Your Job</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Architect & Orchestrate: Build and own scalable Java microservices (AWS, K8s, Terraform, ArgoCD) end-to-end. You design the architecture; AI agents handle the heavy lifting of implementation.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Lead AI Agents: Act as the technical lead for AI models. You provide precise constraints and architectural context, then review and validate the code to ensure production-grade security and performance.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Accelerate DevOps: Leverage AI to automate CI/CD, generate tests, document systems, and identify bottlenecks in distributed environments much faster than traditional methods.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Modernize & Evolve: Use AI tools to continuously refactor legacy code and evolve platform services for our game teams.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Shape the Future: Help define our "AI-first" engineering processes and set the standard for how software is built across the entire company.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Your Profile</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Engineering Core: 5+ years in Java backend development with deep expertise in distributed systems, high-load architectures, and the cloud-native stack (AWS, K8s, Docker).</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Architectural Mindset: You don’t just write code; you design clean, resilient, and scalable systems.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">AI-Ready Communication: You possess strong analytical skills to decompose complex problems into precise instructions - directing both human teams and AI agents clearly.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Tooling & Spirit: Familiarity with AI coding tools (Claude, Cursor, Copilot) combined with the curiosity and adaptability to thrive in a radically accelerated environment.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Why Join Us</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Global Impact: Work on backend systems serving millions of players worldwide, with real ownership and high autonomy.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Pioneer the Future: Don’t just write code - shape how it’s built. Join us in defining the industry standard for AI-first engineering.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Force Multiplier: Build faster, safer, and smarter. We value clarity and innovation; AI handles the manual repetition.</li></ul>In this role, you'll join Goodgame Studios. Collaborate closely with our 30+ dedicated professionals, employ your initiative and strong communication skills to seamlessly integrate your ideas into our MMO pioneer games with more than 200 million registered players worldwide and a history of more than 1bn € in revenues. If you're ready to take on this challenge and thrive in a high-target environment, we want you on our team!Goodgame Studios is known for successful strategy titles and data-driven game development. We self-publish our games in-house and have all relevant professions under one roof. Plus, we are part of Stillfront Group, one of Europe’s leading game publishers with a strong focus on long-term IP growth.

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