Senior Backend Engineer, Games Development

We are on the prowl for more Bears to join us at our Global HQ (AKA Bear Force One)
Being a Bear means you’ll be part of a culture that celebrates diversity and is dedicated to making games that bring joy to players around the world.

We are looking for a highly experienced and AI-native Senior Backend Engineer who not only excels in building robust, scalable services but also embraces modern AI tools to boost productivity, improve code quality, and streamline development workflows.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll guide technical direction, lead and mentor a team, and help shape the future of our backend systems and AI-enhanced engineering culture . You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams—product, design, and frontend—to create seamless online experiences for our players.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Bears.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the roadmap and development of our proprietary game backend using Java.
• Building and maintaining scalable microservices, using AI-enhanced tooling to accelerate development and reduce bugs.
• Proactively using AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) to optimize workflows, refactor codebases, and resolve bugs faster.
• Driving best practices such as test-driven development, observability, and continuous integration with AI-powered test generation and monitoring insights.
• Managing and mentoring a team of backend engineers, fostering a culture of experimentation, automation, and continuous learning.
• Leading technical discussions, conducting AI-assisted code reviews, and making architectural decisions.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to plan and deliver high-impact features.
• Supporting hiring efforts and contributing to team growth and knowledge-sharing.
• Keeping abreast of the latest AI technologies and integrating useful tools into the backend team's stack and workflow.

As a successful candidate, you would have:

• Shipped multiple features and projects in a live environment
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related is strongly preferred
• 7+ years of development experience, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or management role
• A strong track record of leveraging AI tools to boost engineering output and quality.
• The ability to lead and support a team through complex technical challenges
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to guide technical conversations and decisions
• A high sense of quality and polish, and pride in the work you deliver
• Experience leading backend development efforts in live production environments
• The ability to accurately time estimate and plan technical work, and support the team in doing the same
• A forward-thinking mindset with a passion for automation, experimentation, and keeping up with industry trends—especially in the AI and backend systems space.

Experience or understanding of the following technologies is helpful to the position;

• Unix / Linux shell environments
• Microservices – Tracing / Service Discovery / Inter-Service Messaging / Monitoring
• Performant and scalable data – NoSQL / In-memory datastores
• Integration and stress testing, especially in live game environments
• CI/CD – Gradle / Ansible / GitHub Actions
• Cloud infrastructure – AWS and/or Google Cloud
• Developing high volume and performance-critical services
• Experience with game engines – Unity / C#
• Exposure to blockchain technologies and services
• GenAI workflows for backend, ops, or QA (e.g., auto-generated tests, logs summarization)

If you want to be part of a team that's committed to transparency and openness, then Bear Force One is the place for you

We are always on the lookout for interesting people - even if your profile doesn’t meet the requirements fully, we'd love to hear from you

Whether you’re new to the industry or have several years of experience, here are some pointers on things we look for at Bear Force One: and when you’re ready, just click to apply