Senior Software Engineer Java & Kotlin (PST Overlap)
First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026.
About the role:
Our client is one of the largest game studios known for their very successful MOBA and FPS franchises.
As Senior Software Engineer on the Content Access Platform team, you will be part of a group of backend engineers responsible for developing and maintaining a high-throughput transaction engine used by numerous online games, enabling millions of gamers to buy and trade in-game items.
Your team will comprise experienced engineers from Poland working closely with other EU and US West Coast engineering teams. Although it's not a daily requirement, due to working across multiple time zones, flexibility to attend later meetings is an important factor for success in this role.
You will have a chance to work with industry veterans on the infrastructure vital for the day-to-day operations of a massive online gaming platform.
Each team member is expected to proactively propose tools, designs, and implementation strategies.
Responsibilities:
Design, code, test Java/Kotlin applications based on SpringBoot ver. 3
Prepare design docs, implementation strategy and choose appropriate libraries
Collaborate within your pod (up to 5 engineers) and with other cross-functional teams
Create and manage well documented RESTful APIs in SpringBoot
Write and execute unit, integration, end-to-end and load tests, participate in code reviews
Stay updated with Java advancements and industry trends
Maintain a build toolkit in Gradle
Create, modify and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Github Actions
Design database schemas, write MySQL queries, and manage data integrity
Occasionally deploying infrastructure for the project using Terraform and internal tools
Monitoring system telemetry and setting up alerting using Datadog
Required qualifications:
5+ years backend development experience
Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Strong modern Java (17+)
Experience building services with SpringBoot or similar frameworks
Experience designing REST APIs
Experience with JPA/Hibernate or strong SQL-first data modeling (e.g., JOOQ)
Familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit) and agile methodologies
Demonstrated ability to design clean, maintainable backend architectures
Solid relational database fundamentals
Comfortable working independently in a remote environment
Effective communication and teamwork skills
Nice to have:
Experience with Kotlin
Experience with event-driven systems (Kinesis, Kafka, etc.)
Experience with Cloud and Infrastructure solutions with Docker, Terraform and Kubernetes
Experience working with Public Cloud, preferably AWS
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Github Actions
Experience with observability and monitoring tools, preferably Datadog
Tech stack
- Java
- Kotlin
- Spring Boot
- Gradle
- Docker
- MySQL
- Terraform
- Datadog
- Kafka
- AWS