Backend Engineer

Papaya is a leading skill-based mobile gaming company, bringing together fun, competition, and real rewards for millions of players worldwide.

Driven by our vision to create one of the world’s most exciting player communities, we develop games powered by a large-scale B2C platform that supports tens of millions of daily tournaments and connects players around the world through social competitions.

Located in the heart of Tel Aviv, we offer a fast-moving environment, culture of innovation, professional growth, and the opportunity to make a true impact.

In this role, you will build engaging game features that foster long-term player retention by delivering memorable, enjoyable experiences beyond winning rewards. Working closely with Client developers, you will design and implement new features that directly impact our global player base.

• Build a high-scale backend platform for millions of users.
• Lead end-to-end solutions from requirements to production with a design that decreases the time-to-market. 
• Write high-quality and performant code following industry best practices and standards.
• Experiment with new technologies, tools, and 3rd party frameworks. Utilize them to deliver state-of-the-art tech.
• Mentor new members of the team.
• Tech stack: AWS, Kubernetes, NodeJs, Typescript, Redis, MySQL

• 3 years of proven record in server applications design and development.
• B.Sc. in Computer Science (or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience with cloud architecture
• Proficient in a major development language (Such as NodeJS, Java etc.)
• Experience working in a mobile environment- Nice to have.
• Experience with Tech stack: AWS, Kubernetes, NodeJs, Typescript, Redis, MySQL
• Passion for learning new technologies and applying them to make a difference.
• Can-do approach.