Remote
full-time
LiveOps squad
$165
Job Summary
Join Homa Games as a Staff Engineer to lead technical initiatives within the LiveOps squad, shaping the future of mobile gaming infrastructure. This role offers significant impact, architectural freedom, and the chance to mentor engineers in a global, innovative environment.
About this job
As a Staff Engineer in the LiveOps squad, you will be a key technical leader, driving architectural decisions, optimizing systems, and mentoring engineers. You will design, develop, and scale critical back-end services supporting millions of players daily, with the freedom to rewrite core components and significantly impact the team.
Requirements
- 10+ years experience in Java or another JVM language.
- Proven ability to design and optimize high-performance, scalable systems handling millions of daily requests.
- Hands-on experience with mobile gaming, multiplayer services, and/or LiveOps.
- Ability to own high-level technical decisions and align architecture with business goals.
- Strategic Mindset – proactive in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.
- Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.
- Deep knowledge of the Spring Framework.
- Expertise in resilient software design and fault-tolerant architectures.
- Understanding of stream processing (Kafka, Spark, etc.).
- Experience with key-value stores (Redis, DynamoDB, Aerospike, etc.).
- Strong background in microservice architecture patterns.
- Proficiency in test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestrators.
Benefits & Perks
- Comprehensive Benefits: Depending on your location, you’ll enjoy a range of perks such as insurance, meal vouchers, public transport, gym memberships, and more.
- Paris HQ Access: Enjoy a desk at our private office in a well-located Wework building that will give you access to Wework perks like rooftop view and designed coworking spaces.
- Coworking Access: You will have access to WeWork spaces throughout Europe — along with all their perks and professional office environments.
- Global Team: Collaborate in English with top-tier talent from 35+ countries, spanning Europe, the UK, the US, and more. Diversity fuels our creativity and innovation.
- Team Gatherings: We value time together beyond the screen. Join us for occasional team gatherings, off-site retreats (Workations as we name them) to connect, recharge, and celebrate.
- Growth Reviews: We’re committed to your growth. Every six months, we reflect on your progress, recognize your achievements, and align on clear development goals.
- Equipment Support: From day one, we’ll provide everything you need to do your best work — including a home office setup allowance if you're working remotely.
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