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Engineering4 days agoHybrid

Overwolf

Senior Backend Developer - Outplayed

TypeScriptNode.jsNestJSPrismaPostgreSQLRedisGoKafkaAWSTerraformTerragruntECSECRRDSOAuthDockerbackenddistributed systemsevent-drivengaming

Key details

Salary

Not specified

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Ramat Gan, Israel

Full job description

Senior Backend Developer role at Outplayed (Overwolf) to build scalable backend systems for media management, social features, cloud services, and large-scale data processing for millions of gamers. Responsibilities include designing and building backend services and REST APIs, developing event-driven pipelines, improving cloud infrastructure on AWS, implementing authentication and OAuth flows, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Requires 6+ years backend development experience, strong skills in TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, SQL, Redis, distributed systems, AWS/GCP, Infrastructure as Code, and Docker. Bonus: Go, Kafka, social platforms, observability tools, gaming passion.

What you'll do

  • Design and build backend services and REST APIs for large-scale gamer-facing products
  • Develop systems for media management, social features, and core product capabilities
  • Build backend services with TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Go
  • Develop and maintain event-driven pipelines using Go and Kafka
  • Build and improve cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and Terragrunt
  • Work with production systems running on ECS, ECR, RDS, and related AWS services
  • Implement scalable authentication and OAuth flows
  • Improve scalability, reliability, observability, and developer workflows across the platform
  • Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, technical planning, and production ownership
  • Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, analysts, and designers to deliver high-impact features

Requirements

  • 6+ years of backend software development experience
  • Strong proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, including production NestJS experience
  • Solid experience with SQL and Redis
  • Experience designing and operating distributed, event-driven systems and REST APIs at scale
  • Experience with AWS/GCP, Infrastructure as Code, and Docker-based production environments
  • Strong debugging, performance, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communicator who thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments

Tech stack

TypeScriptNode.jsNestJSPrismaPostgreSQLRedisGoKafkaAWSTerraformTerragruntECSECRRDSOAuthDocker

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