Senior Full-Stack Engineer (US, Remote)
Job Description
Backgammon.com is hiring senior full-stack engineers, based in the US, to build player-facing features end to end. As we bring more of our frontend development in-house, these roles lead with frontend while working across the whole stack, so we are looking for engineers who are strongest on the frontend and comfortable everywhere else. One of these roles is an opportunity to lead frontend as the team grows.
Key Responsibilities
- Build player-facing features, leading on the frontend and working through the full stack
- Shape the frontend architecture and raise the quality bar as the product grows
- Work on real-time, interactive experiences: live games, matchmaking, presence, analysis
- Ship well-tested, polished features and own them in production
- Partner closely with product and design in a tight, fast feedback loop
Key Requirements
- Senior full-stack experience with real frontend depth: you are at home owning a feature from the interface through to the API and database
- Strong with React and TypeScript; solid with Python/Django
- Experience with real-time or highly interactive products (games, chat, live data) is a strong plus
- A bias for shipping complete, high-quality work fast
- Comfortable with high autonomy on a small team
- Comfortable in a containerized development workflow (Docker)
- Frontend leadership experience: able to own frontend direction and mentor as the team grows
- Background in online games or competitive, real-time products
Benefits
- 100% remote work
- Competitive salary
- Healthcare
- 401(k) Match
- Unlimited paid time off
- Fun, collaborative culture
