Senior Backend Engineer (Infrastructure)

Join Papaya, a fast-growing mobile game company in Tel Aviv, as a Senior Backend Engineer. This role focuses on driving infrastructure initiatives, collaborating with DevOps and development teams to build scalable, high-performance backend solutions for millions of users. You will lead end-to-end solutions, write high-quality code, and integrate AI-driven tools to enhance developer productivity and product capabilities.

Must Have

• Build high-scale backend infrastructure.
• Mentor and guide team members.
• Lead end-to-end solutions.
• Write high-quality, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Integrate AI-driven tools and services.
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams.
• At least 6 years of experience.
• Experience introducing new backend technologies.
• Experience with cloud architecture (AWS, K8s).
• Proficiency in a major backend language.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Good to Have

• Being introduced by a Papaya team member

Description

Get ready to join the action at Papaya, one of the world's fastest-growing mobile game powerhouses! We're all about delivering fun and excitement to millions of players across our diverse range of games. The company is HQ in the heart of Tel Aviv.

We seek a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to drive our infrastructure initiatives. This role involves working closely with DevOps and development teams to enhance velocity and ensure the delivery of scalable, high-performance backend solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build a high-scale backend infrastructure capable of serving millions of users.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering their professional growth and technical skills.
• Lead end-to-end solutions, from requirements gathering to production deployment, focusing on reducing time-to-market.
• Write high-quality, efficient, and maintainable code, adhering to industry best practices and standards.
• Integrating AI-driven tools, frameworks, and services to enhance developer productivity, optimize workflows, and unlock new product capabilities.
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to optimize processes, enhance system reliability, and improve developer velocity.
• Work with a tech stack that includes AWS, Kubernetes, Node.js, TypeScript, Redis, and MySQL.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience.
• Hands-on experience in introducing new backend technologies and code infrastructure with wide impact on developers.
• Hands-on experience with cloud architecture, preferably AWS and K8s
• Proficiency in a major backend language (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, etc.).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams

Bonus Points :

• Being introduced by a Papaya team member