Gardens Interactive
Skills: Java, Kotlin, Docker
At Gardens Interactive(https://himalayas.app/companies/gardens-interactive), we're building games centered on connection, collective adventure, and emergent stories. We believe the spirit with which we build games is reflected in the experiences our players have. The way we collaborate, solve problems, navigate uncertainty, and care for one another ultimately shapes the worlds we create. We're creating magical, shared experiences that bring players together and we know those experiences come from teams that are curious, resilient, ambitious, and deeply committed to one another.
We're a fully remote studio that embraces collaboration, thoughtful iteration, and the courage to explore new ideas. If you're excited by ambiguity, enjoy solving difficult problems with kind, talented teammates, and want to help build worlds where friendships flourish, we'd love to meet you.
As our Lead Backend Engineer, you will...
Team Leadership
Manage, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers: set goals, run 1:1s, give feedback, and support career development. Create hiring plans and interview technical candidates based on product needs. Own team processes: planning, code review standards, on-call/bug triage, and how work gets scoped and estimated. Create a healthy, high-trust engineering culture at a mid-size studio scale.
Hands-on Development
Review pull requests and unblock engineers on hard technical problems. Own the evolution of our backend architecture and write production code on critical-path systems. Own reliability, service level objectives, incident response, and infrastructure cost.
Cross-functional Collaboration
Partner closely with game design, marketing, and production to scope features and keep engineering aligned with the creative vision. Partner with the Technical Director to create a realistic technical roadmap. Communicate engineering status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to studio leadership.
What You'll Bring
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