Senior Java Engineer (PST overlap)

Appliscale is looking for a Senior Java Engineer to join the Organized Play team for a major game studio. You will be responsible for building and extending backend systems that power competitive gaming, including tournament registration, operator tooling, and services that drive player experiences.

Key responsibilities

• Implement complex tournament lifecycle logic such as Swiss rounds, playoffs, and tiebreakers.
• Build and maintain workflows for registration, rule enforcement, and audit logging.
• Design and evolve clean, scalable backend components using modern Java.
• Develop robust REST and GraphQL APIs to support tournament workflows.
• Collaborate with the team to debug production issues and ensure high system correctness.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional backend development experience with ownership of production systems.
• Strong proficiency in modern Java (17+) and Spring Boot.
• Proven ability to design clean, maintainable backend architectures.
• Experience building systems with complex workflows or state transitions.
• Solid understanding of relational databases, JPA, Hibernate, or SQL-first modeling.
• Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment with a team based on the US West Coast.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on high-impact systems for global esports and competitive gaming.
• End-to-end ownership of backend services and architecture.
• Participation in a collaborative, agile development process with 2-week sprints.
• Exposure to complex business logic and correctness-critical software engineering.