18h ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Core Services

Tokyo, Japan

โœจ $150k+ / yearest.

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๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll design and maintain backend services for a live mobile game at Limit Break, a pioneering blockchain gaming studio. Your work will power player experiences like inventory, IAP, and live events under real-time operational pressure. You'll help shape engineering best practices in a high-growth startup backed by top investors.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Design and implement backend services using Go, gRPC, MySQL, Redis, and service APIs.
  • Own gameplay-adjacent systems: inventory, IAP, leaderboards, messaging, and guilds.
  • Build safe systems for liveops: remote config, event launches, and rollbacks.
  • Diagnose production issues using logs, metrics, and traces.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • B.S. in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with production services at scale
  • Proficiency in Go, Node.js, or C#
  • Experience with Docker and containerization

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with mobile game backend development
  • Experience with AWS, Amazon EKS, and cloud-native apps
  • Unity game development experience

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3System Design Interviewยท 60 min
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