[Hiring] Senior Java Backend & DevOps Engineer @Goodgame Studios

Role Description

We're not looking for someone who has "used Copilot." We're looking for a Senior Java Backend & DevOps Engineer who already runs agentic workflows as a core part of how they ship:

• Multiple Claude Code / Codex / Cursor agents in parallel
• Custom subagents
• MCP servers
• Skills, planning loops, review gates

You'll bring that practice to backend systems that keep entire game worlds alive for millions of players. Always-on, low-latency, unpredictable load. Real player impact when something is off by 20 ms.

In this role you'll join Goodgame Studios – self-published MMO strategy titles, 200M+ registered players, €1B+ in lifetime revenue, part of Stillfront Group, one of Europe's leading game publishers.

Qualifications

• 6+ years backend Java, expert level
• Deep AWS and cloud-native stack (K8s, Docker, Terraform)
• Strong analytical decomposition
• Architectural judgement
• Excellent written English

Requirements

• Design and operate high-throughput, low-latency Java services (JDK 17+) on AWS, K8s, Terraform, ArgoCD
• Build resilient distributed components and tune memory, concurrency, and GC for real production workloads
• Architect MySQL and Redis layers handling millions of player rows
• Own CI/CD, observability, and on-call for systems you ship
• Run an agentic workflow that holds up under code review
• Help define how the rest of the engineering org adopts agentic practices

Benefits

• High autonomy
• Remote within the German time zone
• Engineering-first culture
• Genuinely interesting technical surface area: Java, MySQL, Redis, AWS, distributed systems

Company Description

Goodgame Studios is known for successful strategy titles and data-driven game development. We self-publish our games in-house and have all relevant professions under one roof. Plus, we are part of Stillfront Group, one of Europe’s leading game publishers with a strong focus on long-term IP growth.