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About Spyke Games
We are a leading mobile gaming company founded by gaming veterans who have built and scaled massive gaming businesses for the past decade.
We want to build the next generation of mobile game franchises to be played by millions of people around the globe for years. We are bringing together the smartest, the most talented and ‘fun to work with’ group of people united around this single mission. Fostered with team spirit and collaboration, we strive to create a passionate, energetic and eager to learn “geek” culture focused on games.
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our engineering team in Istanbul. You will design and build the backend services that power our live games — working across distributed systems, high-concurrency APIs, and real-time data pipelines. Gaming experience is not required; what matters is that you have built production systems at scale and you know how to keep them running.
Design, build, and maintain high-traffic backend game services on AWS using Java and Spring Boot
Architect and evolve services handling real-time game state, player data, and live operations
Implement and optimize asynchronous messaging and event-driven systems
Ensure performance, reliability, and scalability of production systems under high concurrency
Conduct peer code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions
Monitor, debug, and resolve live production incidents to maintain system stability
Collaborate with product managers, game designers, and game developers in an agile environment
3+ years of backend engineering experience
Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot
Proven experience building micro services and distributed systems
Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka or similar messaging platforms
Strong knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL solutions
Experience with AWS
Familiarity with containerized environments: Docker, Kubernetes
Solid understanding of concurrency, network protocols, and system performance optimization
Strong grasp of software architecture, design patterns, and clean code principles
Comfortable reading and communicating in English in a technical context
Experience with high-traffic, low-latency systems (gaming, fintech, e-commerce, or similar)
Proficiency in a second backend language (Go, Rust, etc.)
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, NewRelic, Datadog)
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