Senior Agentic Engineer - Java Backend & DevOps
Goodgame Studios4 months ago
Remote, GermanySenior
Responsibilities
- Own Java backend services end to end, including architecture, implementation, infrastructure, deployment, production operations, and scaling.
- Design and operate high-throughput, low-latency Java services using AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Argo CD.
- Build resilient distributed components and tune memory, concurrency, and garbage collection for production workloads.
- Architect MySQL and Redis layers supporting millions of player records.
- Own CI/CD, observability, and on-call operations for shipped systems.
- Develop and operate agentic workflows involving parallel agents, custom subagents, planning loops, generated tests, validation gates, and review standards.
- Help define how the engineering organization adopts agentic practices and evaluates agent-generated code.
- Collaborate with the backend organization on MMO game systems serving large numbers of players.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of backend Java experience at an expert level.
- Deep experience with distributed systems, concurrency, garbage-collection tuning, and SQL optimization.
- Strong AWS and cloud-native experience, including Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform.
- Demonstrated experience using agentic coding workflows, including multi-agent setups, custom tools or skills, prompts, context management, and review of agent-generated code.
- Strong architectural judgment and the ability to translate ambiguous product requests into precise constraints.
- Highly proficient in English.
- For full-time remote work, candidates must be located within Germany and hold a valid German visa; freelance opportunities must be within the German timezone.
- Gaming backend experience with matchmaking, inventories, leaderboards, or economy services is preferred.
- Experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, Kinesis, or SQS/SNS is preferred.
- Experience with real-time telemetry, anti-cheat systems, or published/open-source agentic workflow work is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time remote work within the German timezone or freelance opportunities within CET/CEST.
- High-autonomy role in an engineering-first culture.
- Opportunity to influence agentic engineering practices across a 30+ person backend organization.
- Work on live MMO strategy games used by more than 200 million registered players.
- English is the working language, and international candidates are welcomed.
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