九游 - Job Detail | Senior Game Platform Developer

Backend Developer

Launch your career with 九游 and contribute to a platform that delivers millions of game downloads daily with seamless user experience.

  • Guangzhou, China
  • Jenkins
Job Description:

As a Senior Game Platform Developer at 九游, you will design and maintain backend services that power our massive library of mobile games, ensuring low-latency downloads and real-time version updates for millions of active users.

You will work closely with product and operations teams to build features that enhance game discovery, user management, and content delivery. Our platform handles over 10 million daily requests, so performance and reliability are key.

We are looking for engineers who take ownership and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Your code will directly impact the gaming experience of players across China.

Responsibilities and Duties:

You will have the opportunity to mentor junior developers and contribute to architectural decisions that shape the future of our platform.

  • Participate in requirements analysis for new platform features
  • Write clean, scalable code using Go and microservices architecture
  • Test and deploy applications across staging and production environments
  • Revise, update, refactor and debug existing code for performance
  • Improve existing software
  • Develop documentation throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC)
  • Serve as an expert on applications and provide technical support to internal teams
Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications:

Join a team that values clean code, continuous improvement, and a player-first mindset. We offer competitive compensation and a modern tech stack.

  • Proven experience as a Backend Developer or Platform Engineer (3+ years)
  • Good understanding of SQL and relational databases, specifically MySQL or PostgreSQL
  • Experience designing, developing and creating RESTful web services and APIs
  • Basic know-how of Agile process and practices
  • Good understanding of object-oriented programming
  • Good understanding of concurrent programming and distributed systems
  • Sound knowledge of application architecture and design patterns
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills