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We are looking for several experienced Senior Server Engineers to join Supercell’s Central Tech organization in Helsinki. As a Senior Server Engineer, you will collaborate closely with all of Supercell’s game teams, developing critical server-side technology that enables reliable, scalable, and efficient game backends and Live Operations (LiveOps). The systems you work on directly impact hundreds of millions of monthly players, making stability, performance, and operability essential. You will join one of our central teams (such as Server Tech or Live Operability Tooling), depending on your background and interests. Regardless of team, the core mission is the same: enable game teams to focus on creating great player experiences by providing robust, scalable and easy-to-use server technology.
Job Responsibility:
Design, implement, and evolve highly scalable backend solutions for our games
Take technical ownership of critical parts of central game server technology, from development to production
Collaborate closely with game teams to understand their needs and help them use central systems effectively
Troubleshoot production and customer issues and help coordinate long-term solutions
Participate in a rotating on-call duty, providing first-line support for production environments
Contribute to best practices around scalability, reliability, availability, security, and operability
Improve operational procedures for our infrastructure and services
Share knowledge, learnings, and improvements across Central Tech teams
Requirements:
Strong experience in server-side Java, including concurrency and distributed systems
Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially when working with multiple teams
Proven ability to design and implement high-performance, scalable distributed systems
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS or GCP), automation, and Infrastructure as Code
Understanding of operating live systems with large user volumes
Highly autonomous and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership
Humble, pragmatic mindset and a respectful attitude toward others and their work
Passion for games and building technology that enables others to succeed
Nice to have:
Experience or solid understanding of large-scale containerized environments (e.g. EKS, ECS, Fargate, GKE)
Experience with high-throughput live systems
Strong SQL and database design experience
Experience with Linux, shell scripting, and automation
Knowledge of networking, security, and cloud security practices
Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
Familiarity with ZooKeeper or similar coordination systems
Prior game development experience
What we offer:
Relocation support
Compensation and benefits structured to allow you to enjoy your time