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Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Core Tech

6 Hours ago • 5 Years + • Full Stack Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Arkadium seeks a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to lead end-to-end development of scalable, high-performance applications. Responsibilities include architecting full-stack solutions, integrating back-end with front-end, developing server-side applications and APIs for live games, supporting internal game teams, optimizing database schemas, and ensuring application performance. The role also involves implementing security best practices, leading code reviews, mentoring engineers, maintaining documentation, and staying updated on web development trends. This is a hybrid role based in Portugal (initially remote, transitioning to hybrid in Q1 2025 for Lisbon-based candidates). For candidates outside Lisbon, a different in-person meeting cadence may apply. Romanian candidates will be remote, contracted through an international payroll provider.
Must have:
  • 5+ years back-end/full-stack experience
  • 5+ years with server-side environments (Node.js)
  • 3+ years with JS/TS libraries & frameworks (front-end and back-end)
  • Golang server-side development experience
  • Cloud platform experience (Azure or AWS)
  • RESTful API design & implementation
Good to have:
  • Experience with game back-end-as-a-service
  • Experience with online games serving thousands of users
  • Relational/NoSQL database experience
  • Containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Unity or other game engine experience
  • Microservices architecture & distributed systems understanding
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Health insurance
  • Conference budget
  • Personal development budget
  • Summer Fridays

Job Details

Description

At Arkadium our purpose is to have fun while creating fun - and that’s exactly what we’ve been doing for 20 years. We’re the creators behind the world’s most-played games. From the Solitaire that came on your Windows machine, to hundreds of other games you’ve come to know and love - you can find our games on Arkadium.com, iOS, Android, and lots of other big sites worldwide.

As a proud Evergreen business our values of Fierce Drive, Positive Energy and Living Full Lives are the driving force behind how we run and the choices we make.

We’re privately held (aka stable and reasonable about growth), founder-led (aka passionate about our craft) and we consistently rank as a “Best Place to Work” (aka not your typical games company).

We’ve been recognized by "Happiness Works 2023 and 2024" in Portugal, "Crain's Best Places to Work 2022" and "Great Place to Work 2022 and 2023" in New York!

Ready to level up? We’d love to hear from you!

Overview

Arkadium is seeking an exceptional and experienced Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join our Core Tech team.

This role is open to candidates based in Portugal. Business hours are 9-18 WEST (UTC+1). For candidates based in the Lisbon area of Portugal, this role will initially be remote. However, starting in Q1 2025, this role will transition to a hybrid model, requiring some in-person presence. For candidates located outside the Lisbon area in Portugal, a different cadence of in-person meetings may apply, depending on proximity.

For candidates based in Romania, you will be remote and onboarded as a full-time contractor through our international payroll provider. 

Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end development of scalable and high-performance full-stack applications.
  • Architect and design comprehensive and robust full-stack solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements.
  • Integrate back-end solutions with front-end web applications and games. 
  • Design, develop, and maintain server-side applications and APIs for live games. 
  • Support the needs of internal game teams to scale up their game development, including the creation of new tools.
  • Design and optimize database schemas, ensuring data consistency, integrity, and security.
  • Optimize application performance by identifying and addressing bottlenecks in both front-end and back-end components.
  • Implement and enforce security best practices for data protection and user authentication.
  • Lead code reviews and mentor other engineers to ensure high code quality and adherence to best practices. 
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation and technical specifications, ensuring ease of understanding and knowledge transfer.
  • Stay up to date with the latest trends and developments in web development and share knowledge with the team. 
  • Participate in agile development processes and contribute to team goals and objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years experience as a back-end engineer or full-stack engineer.
  • 5+ years working with server-side runtime environments (ex: Node.js).
  • 3+ years working with different JavaScript/TypeScript libraries and frameworks for both frontend (ex: React, Angular, Vue.js, Svelte) and backend (ex: Express.js, NestJS, Next.js, Remix). 
  • Experience developing server code in Golang.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
  • Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects from start to finish.  
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor other engineers.
  • Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.  
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Nice to have:  

  • Experience working with a game back-end-as-a-service such as Nakama, Firebase, or PlayFab.  
  • Experience working on an online game serving thousands of users. 
  • Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes). 
  • Experience working with Unity or other game engines. 
  • Solid understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.

 

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with structured performance and career development check-ins.
  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Additional budget for conferences you are interested in.
  • Personal development budget to fuel your passions and desire to learn (Arkadians are taking classes in not only Excel and leadership, but also interior design and even swimming!)
  • A unique culture of transparency, true teamwork and fun.
  • Summer Fridays: to have more fun in the sun.
  • The above benefits above may differ slightly depending on your location/country.

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About The Company

Brands and advertisers turn to us when they need to create the superior word, card and casual games or reach the millions of people that play those games.


Publishers turn to us when they want to drive engagement, loyalty and additional revenue by adding a fully managed gaming portal to their web properties.


We’re privately held (aka stable and reasonable about growth), founder-led (aka passionate about our craft) and we consistently rank as a “Best Place to Work” (aka not your typical games company).

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