Game backend and platform engineer jobs in Russia

Game backend and platform engineer: 20 open roles at 15 companies in Russia. None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand.

Rebuilt 24 Oct 2026
open roles
20
companies
15
open to any nationality
100%
estimated median pay
$29k

Studios hiring

StudioOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
WowVendor4100%
Smart Games2100%
BLACKHUB Games2100%
Playsdev1100%
4Game1100%
Mno Go Games1100%
AYA Games1100%
Matrp1100%
Majestic RolePlay1100%
FunFlow1100%
Alternativa Games1100%
Exbo1100%
Last Level1100%
SoftClub1100%
Portal VR1100%

Newest roles

Exbo

exbo.net
exbo.net • HQ: Saint Petersburg, Russia • PC Games • Game Development • 201-500 employees • Trust D • Hiring 4, 4 new
HQ: Saint Petersburg, Russia • PC Games • Game Development • 201-500 employees • Trust D • Hiring 4, 4 new
Exbo is a Russian game development studio of more than 400 people that develops the multiplayer online game STALZONE. It hires junior system administrators and lawyers, junior game designers, UI and UX designers and 3D character modelers. The company is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Likely inactiveReposted ×5 1 day ago Fading · 30%

Младший системный администратор

≈ $11k – $21k per year (Estimated) • Junior • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Full-Time • Junior • Russian: C1
Windows
Unix
Linux
Management
Jira
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Alternativa Games

alternativa.games
alternativa.games • HQ: Perm, Russia • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2006 • Hiring 1, 1 new
HQ: Perm, Russia • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2006 • Hiring 1, 1 new
Alternativa Games is an independent video game development studio based in Perm, Russia, founded in 2006. The company specializes in the creation and support of massively multiplayer online games, most notably its flagship browser-based action title, Tanki Online. It operates on a global scale, providing cross-platform gaming experiences and proprietary technology for 3D web applications to millions of users worldwide.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Likely inactiveReposted ×5 1 day ago Fading · 30%

Разработчик игр (Fullstack)

≈ $13k – $36k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid (Perm, Russia) • Full-Time • Russian: C1 • English (Optional)
Kotlin
C#
Java
Game Dev
Unity
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SoftClub

softclub.ru
softclub.ru • HQ: Moscow, Russia • Gaming • Gaming Consoles • Console Games • Hiring 1, 1 new
HQ: Moscow, Russia • Gaming • Gaming Consoles • Console Games • Hiring 1, 1 new
SoftClub is a video game publisher and distributor serving the Russian market. It releases games for PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360 and PSP from international publishers including Electronic Arts, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sega, Capcom, Activision, Blizzard, Konami, Ubisoft and THQ. The company is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Программист 1С

≈ $14k – $38k per year (Estimated) • Moscow • Remote (EAEU, 10am - 7pm) • Full-Time • Russian: C1
1C
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Mno Go Games

mnogogames.com
mnogogames.com • HQ: Nicosia, Cyprus • Game Development • Mobile Games • Hiring 2, 2 new
HQ: Nicosia, Cyprus • Game Development • Mobile Games • Hiring 2, 2 new
Mno Go Games is an independent game development studio specializing in casual mobile quiz and trivia titles like QuizzLand. Headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus, the company manages the full lifecycle of game creation, ranging from conceptual design to testing, promotion, and monetization. Operating with a globally distributed remote team, it delivers accessible, brain-teasing entertainment to millions of players worldwide across iOS, Android, and web platforms.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Likely inactiveReposted ×9 3 days ago Fading · 30%

Senior Full Stack Developer

≈ $31k – $57k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Moscow • Remote (EAEU, 10am - 4pm) • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
ClickHouse
Apache Kafka
NATS
Aerospike
TiDB
AI/ML
Claude Code
DevOps
Kubernetes
Game Dev
Unity
+2
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BLACKHUB Games

blackhub.games
blackhub.games • HQ: Moscow, Russia • Game Development • Mobile Games • 51-200 employees • Hiring 6, 2 new
HQ: Moscow, Russia • Game Development • Mobile Games • 51-200 employees • Hiring 6, 2 new
BLACKHUB Games is a Russian game developer behind BLACK RUSSIA, a multiplayer mobile online game. The game is played by more than 900,000 users every day, and the studio develops its own proprietary C++ engine and cross-platform UI tools. The company is based in Russia, with teams in Saint Petersburg, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 12 hours ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 83%

DevSecOps Engineer

≈ $17k – $40k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Russian: C1
GitLab CI
Jenkins
Linux
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Ansible
Terraform
Cybersecurity
HashiCorp Vault
Least Privilege
+1
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Verified live · 12 hours ago 9 days ago Likely open · 61%

DevOps Engineer

≈ $15k – $31k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Middle • Russian: C1
Python
Databases
MariaDB
MySQL
DevOps
GitLab CI
Ansible
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Terraform
+2
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WowVendor

wowvendor.com
wowvendor.com • HQ: Moscow, Russia • Marketplaces • Mobile Games • Trust B • Hiring 10, 2 new
HQ: Moscow, Russia • Marketplaces • Mobile Games • Trust B • Hiring 10, 2 new
WowVendor.com is a place where online video game players can get various services for World of Warcraft MMORPG aimed at improving their in-game progress.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Reposted ×2Verified live · 7 hours ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 74%

CRM Marketing Specialist

≈ $19k – $40k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Full-Time • Middle • Russian: C1 • English
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Skills these roles ask for

Kubernetes 7Linux 7GitLab CI 5CI/CD 5Ansible 4Jenkins 4Docker 4Discord 4GitHub Actions 3Prometheus 3Grafana 3C# 3PostgreSQL 3Bash 2MySQL 2Terraform 2

Where the roles are

Moscow 8Saint Petersburg 6Ivanovo 2Kazan 1Vladivostok 1Perm 1Yekaterinburg 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

20 of the 20 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which game studios hire most?

WowVendor (4), Smart Games (2), BLACKHUB Games (2), Playsdev (1), 4Game (1).

Which roles count as game developer jobs?

Every game design, gameplay, engine (Unity, Unreal, Godot), graphics and AR/VR role at any employer, and the backend, platform, AI, data, QA, art and product roles of the game studios - mobile, console and PC developers and publishers, esports and metaverse companies. Gambling and betting companies are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 20 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 24 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0