Senior Backend Developer - Outplayed

We’re on the hunt for a Senior Backend Developer to join the Outplayed team at Overwolf and help build the systems behind millions of gaming moments.

Outplayed is one of the leading gameplay capture platforms for gamers, built on top of the Overwolf ecosystem. As we expand, we’re building scalable backend systems for media management, social features, cloud services, and large-scale data processing for millions of players worldwide.

This is a hands-on role for engineers who like owning meaningful parts of a system while staying flexible across domains. One day, you might work on APIs and social graph features. Another day, you might dive into cloud infrastructure, event pipelines, production performance, or developer workflows.

If you enjoy solving real engineering problems in a fast-moving product environment, accept this quest and join our pack.

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

Bonus points

Hands-on experience with Go
Experience building social platforms, feeds, recommendation systems, or social graphs
Experience with Kafka, Kinesis, Snowflake, or large-scale data platforms
Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools
Passion for gaming

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

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
Befriend the beings of the enchanted forest and become their guardian