🌟 Senior Server Engineer (Python) – Join a World-Class Game Studio! 🌟

Location
Contract Type
Full-time
Salary
150 000 - 250 000 Kč
Work from home
Flexible work hours
Work from home
Partial work from home
Published
Reference
1002146
Job description

We’re building something extraordinary—a groundbreaking multiplayer strategy game that’s still under wraps. Our vision is bold, and we’re assembling a top-tier global team to make it happen. If you dream of creating games that captivate millions of players worldwide, this is your chance to join a group of passionate innovators who won’t stop until they succeed. 💪🎮

Why You’ll Love This Role:

✅ Work on a unique, unannounced title with massive potential

✅ Be part of a small, elite team where your impact truly matters

✅ Flexible setup: Remote or Prague-based office

✅ Inclusive, diverse, and supportive culture 🌍🤝

✅ Opportunity to shape core server technology for a next-gen game

What You’ll Do:

Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs in Python running on AWS ☁️

Implement new features and collaborate across teams to deliver the best technical solutions

Plan and evolve our server architecture to enable exciting gameplay innovations

Optimize server performance and scalability for millions of players

Analyze player behavior and fortify systems against exploits, bots, and cheaters 🔐

Work closely with QA to ensure high-quality, bug-free releases

Deploy, monitor, and manage applications in cloud environments

Stay ahead of trends in Python, Redis, AWS, and gaming tech

Requirements

What We’re Looking For:

Proven experience in high-availability backend systems for large-scale games or apps

Expert in Python and frameworks like Flask, Tornado, or FastAPI

Strong knowledge of async programming, Redis, RESTful APIs, and low-latency code

Solid understanding of Linux, Docker, and relational databases (MySQL or similar)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and game server architectures

Security mindset: preventing intrusions, injections, and cheating

Bonus Points If You Have:

Experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM)

Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)

Familiarity with messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Redis Streams)

Understanding of network infrastructure and cloud networking concepts

Skills in traffic analysis and monitoring tools like Datadog or Kibana

Benefits
  • 25 days of vacation
  • Flexible home-office (only 1x office per week is required)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Global-scale long-term projects and stability
  • Full-time contract (HPP for unlimited period)
  • A family-like atmosphere
  • An environment where your impact truly matters

A strong emphasis on learning and personal growth (support for new learning opportunities)

  • Working on games of min. 5M+ downloads (truly the minimum)
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