Backend Engineer

At Naphora Games Group, we’re building more than games, we’re building a global team of ambitious, driven people who are hungry to learn, experiment, and raise the bar for the next generation of games.

We collaborate openly, move fast, and challenge ourselves every day to build better, smarter, and faster.

Our goal is to create world-class games that players around the globe love and remember. If you thrive in a high-performance, ownership-driven environment and want to make a real impact, you’ll fit right in with us.

Role Summary

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing team at Naphora Games Group and help us design, build, operate, and scale robust backend systems and platforms.

This is a fully remote position open to candidates from any location, with availability to work in alignment with our Saudi Arabia working schedule (Sunday–Thursday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM KSA time).

The role is hands-on across backend services, APIs, databases, integrations, and production systems, with a focus on building reliable and scalable solutions that can support large user bases and growing workloads.

Working closely with Engineering, Product, BI, and other teams, you’ll contribute to architecture and technical decision-making while supporting systems throughout their lifecycle, from development through production and live operations.

The role will also involve working with modern AI services and APIs, integrating AI models and AI-powered capabilities into our backend systems and products.

Responsibilities

Backend Development & Architecture

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems, services, and APIs
• Contribute to system architecture and long-term technical decisions
• Build service layers and reusable components that can support multiple products and use cases
• Design and optimize database schemas, queries, indexing, and data models
• Build asynchronous systems using queues, workers, scheduled jobs, and event-driven workflows
• Develop and maintain integrations with external platforms, APIs, and third-party services

Scale, Reliability & Live Operations

• Design systems capable of supporting high traffic, large user bases, and growing workloads
• Support systems throughout their lifecycle, from development to production and live operations
• Improve backend performance, reliability, security, and maintainability
• Identify technical bottlenecks and implement practical, scalable solutions