Senior Backend Engineer

Join our development team as Senior Backend Engineer -

At
Twin Harbour Interactive
we strive to develop high-quality strategy games and make them accessible for all players around the world. In our eyes game development is a promise for fun and entertainment – that's what we live and aim for

As a
Senior Backend Engineer -
, you will be responsible for designing, building, and enhancing features for our game platform, focusing on applications used by our game teams as a service that are interfacing with other internal and external services. In the beginning, you will work on extracting loosely coupled microservices out of our monolithic PHP application. The services will be running on a distributed architecture in the Google Cloud. Your work will align with best practices in stability, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with game designers, producers, and other stakeholders to create innovative services that enhance the player experience and enable internal stakeholders to work more efficiently.

Please submit your resume outining your relevant experience and why you are interested in joining Twin Harbour Interactive. We look forward to hearing form you

YOUR MISSION

• You will lead and mainly work on extracting loosely coupled microservices written in out of our PHP monolith. However, you need to be comfortable with working in other languages like PHP as well.
• Take ownership for maintaining and extending some of the central shared services that are used by game teams and other stakeholders like game design and monetization.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our software with high-quality, maintainable code.
• Define SLOs, add metrics/tracing/logging, participate in on-call/incident reviews, and continuously harden reliability & performance for live operations.
• Leverage AI tools and technologies to enhance development efficiency, code quality, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Work closely with game designers and product leads to implement new features with an interest in learning the complementary full-stack technologies.
• Communicate and collaborate within a cross-functional team and with other teams to ensure a smooth daily workflow.
• Actively bring in new ideas and participate in technical decisions influencing the architecture of our services and platform.
• Drive initiatives to enhance the stability, performance, and scalability of our platform and live games.
• Contribute high-quality, maintainable Typescript code using a wide range of technologies such as , , Jest, Mocha, Turbopack, GitHub, Docker, MySQL, Pub/Sub and Redis.
• Mentor engineers via design reviews, pairing, and by setting coding standards and contribute to engineering hiring.

YOUR PROFILE

• 7+ years of proven experience in development, demonstrating strong coding and debugging skills.
• Proficiency in popular frameworks such as , , , and Jest.
• Deep experience with distributed systems: queues/pub-sub, idempotency, data modeling across service boundaries, and eventual consistency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate AI tools into development workflows for code generation, debugging, and technical research.
• Be familiar with or eager to learn other languages like PHP or Java.
• You have a proactive attitude towards learning new technologies and improving existing skills, including leaving the comfort zone of your programming language.
• You have experience developing and maintaining multi-server, high-load backend services and APIs.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar.
• Strong automated quality mindset using unit testing, integration testing, and other test automation frameworks.
• You are enthusiastic about games and ideally strategy games.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred), networking, and debugging distributed systems is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

A Global Team, A Shared Purpose

Our strength lies in our diversity. With over 30 nationalities represented across our two locations, we're united by a shared passion for strategy games and a bold vision for the future. We celebrate what makes each of us unique – our perspectives, our stories, and the paths that led us here.

Work Your Way

Whether you're crafting code from a harbor-view desk in Hamburg or fine-tuning design details under the Maltese sun, we support flexible hybrid work models that empower you to do your best work – wherever you are.

Grow With Us

At Twin Harbour, your journey matters. Our
Career Path Framework
and mentorship culture provide the clarity and feedback you need to take the next step – whether you're deepening your expertise or branching into new disciplines. We invest in your growth with language courses, e-learning platforms, and support for conferences and training.

We're Human First

We believe that great teams are built on trust, respect, and good humor. From game nights to casual drinks, quiz nights, and karaoke, we don't just work together – we connect, play, and support each other like a true crew.

Join Twin Harbour Interactive

Where Strategy Meets Vision.

Twin Harbour Interactive
is a global strategy game powerhouse, shaping the future of long-term multiplayer gaming. With offices in
Hamburg
and
Malta
, we design strategy games that bring people together – across borders and generations.

Whether you're an expert tactician or an imaginative world-builder, there's a place here for you to grow, thrive, and leave your mark.