Senior Full Stack Developer (Java/PHP/ActionScript) New

Bigpoint GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
13 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
Hamburg, Germany

Tech stack

Java
PHP
ActionScript
Computer Engineering
Software Debugging
Video Game Development
Technical Debt
Backend
Information Technology
Front End Software Development

Job description

  • Participate in all aspects of live game development, maintenance, and optimization across frontend and backend systems in long-running projects
  • Work confidently and hands-on with existing legacy codebases, understanding, stabilizing, and improving them without fear of technical debt
  • Take strong ownership of tasks and features by working autonomously and independently as a focused one-person force, while collaborating punctually with colleagues when needed
  • Offer exceptional analysis and problem-solving skills for technical problems by prioritizing and eliminating obstacles to boost confidence in a deadline-oriented environment

Requirements

With your passion for games, you will work on long-running live titles with a loyal and grateful player base. As a generalist, you are not afraid to get your hands dirty in a mature and complex old legacy codebase, while continuously improving stability, performance, and maintainability. With your expertise and mindset, you help ensure that our games remain enjoyable and reliable for years to come.

Are you comfortable taking full ownership of technical challenges, even in less-than-perfect systems? Are you driven, self-reliant, and focused, while still valuing occasional collaboration and exchange? Do you enjoy being the calm, reliable force that keeps everything running smoothly?, * Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent training as an IT

  • specialist
  • 5+ years of professional experience developing video games using ActionScript or Unity
  • Extensive knowledge in backend programming with Java and PHP
  • Reliable, self-driven personality with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility
  • Strong problem analysis skills with the ability to find simple, robust and efficient solutions for complex problems
  • Broad hands-on experience analyzing and optimizing runtime problems and logic bugs
  • Team player who values occasional collaboration, feedback, and support, while thriving in an independent role
  • Fluent in written and spoken English

Benefits & conditions

  • Work in an exciting industry: Join a company at the heart of the gaming world - a creative, passionate environment that's as fun and dynamic as the games we help bring to life.
  • Hybrid/Remote model & flexibility: Flexible working hours and the option to work in a hybrid setup or fully remote within Germany.
  • Visa & Relocation support: Assistance with visa processes and relocation if you're moving to Germany.
  • Time to recharge: 30 days of vacation annually to rest, travel, or catch up on your favorite games.
  • Fitness perks: Access a wide range of gyms, swimming pools, and wellness facilities across Germany with a subsidized E-GYM Wellpass membership.
  • Team culture: Regular company events, celebrations, and social gatherings.
  • Learning & development: An annual education budget for all employees to support continuous learning and skill-building.
  • Public transport: Subsidized Deutschlandticket to get you around Hamburg, or wherever else you need to go., * Training Provided
  • Regular team and company events
  • Free drinks, fruit or food
  • Subsidized public transport
  • Flexible working
  • Free Gym or Gym Subsidy
  • Annual Health Check
  • Game Jams

About the company

With over 410 million registered players and over 50 games, Bigpoint is one of the leading developers and publishers of free to play games in the world. Being part of the Yoozoo group, we believe that everybody should be able to play great games and, with an uncompromising focus on quality, strive to push the boundaries of gaming, exceeding our players expectations with fun, accessible and innovative content., Bigpoint was founded in 2002 with the goal to provide great games that everybody can play. Over the following decade and beyond, we have continued to challenge what is possible in the online gaming sector - both from a technical and creative point of view.

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