Senior Back-End Engineer (Java): Gaming Tech

Job Description

Welcome to Homa, the gaming technology lab that is taking the industry by storm! Our team of over 230 people, hailing from more than 35 different countries, is dedicated to empowering mobile game creators worldwide to bring their creative ideas to the top charts.

Our Homa Lab platform offers a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge tools that allow developers to stay on top of the latest trends, test new features in real-time, and easily distribute and monetize their games. Our success speaks for itself - our apps have been downloaded 1.8 billion times!

Since our inception, we have raised $165 million in total from prominent investors, including Headline, Northzone, Eurazeo, Singular, Quadrille Capital, Fabric Ventures, and Bpifrance. We have also received support from renowned business angels, such as the founders of King, Sorare, and Spotify. But what truly sets Home apart is our team.

We are a diverse group of individuals from different backgrounds, countries, and cultures, all driven by a shared passion for taking over the gaming industry. Our team is rapidly growing, attracting industry veterans eager to help us deliver the next generation of Homa’s games.

Joining Homa means becoming part of a dedicated team creating innovative and high-performing games for players worldwide. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a real impact in the gaming industry, then Homa is the perfect place for you. Join us and let's create the future of gaming together!

Role & missions – What you will do 🚀

As a Senior Back-End Engineer, you will play a crucial role in our LiveOps and User Acquisition & Monetization (UAM) squad, contributing hands-on to code, stabilizing existing systems, and driving forward key migrations. You will work with other engineers on our low latency and highly scalable Java backend, ensuring it always stays up. We work on high-throughput, low-latency services, ensuring optimal performance and seamless integration with our broader gaming ecosystem.

Requirements

About you – Who you are 🦄

• 5+ Years professional experience in Java or another JVM language
• Spring Framework experience
• Expertise in high-performance, scalable systems handling millions of daily requests
• Hands-on experience with mobile gaming, multiplayer services, and/or LiveOps
• Knowledge of stream processing (Kafka, Spark, etc.)
• Ability to make high-level technical decisions and drive architecture improvements
• Fluent in English and an excellent team player

Good to have 💪

• Familiarity with Camunda or other process orchestration systems
• Experience in resilient software desig
• Experience with key-value stores (Redis, DynamoDB, Aerospike, etc.)
• Understanding of microservice architecture patterns
• Experience in writing tests and ensuring code quality
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or other container orchestrators

What Sets You Apart 💬

✔ Results-driven mindset – you take ownership and drive projects to completion

✔ Strong collaboration skills – you work effectively with remote teams and stakeholders

✔ Clear communication – ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Our Culture—Who we are🪐

At Homa, we are building a community of brilliant talents. We believe that true innovation comes from diversity and collaboration, and that's why we prioritize brainpower and determination over formal education. So if you have the talent, energy and motivation, there is no obstacle to your success here.

As the creative experts behind the platform, we provide developers with the data they need to bring their ideas to life. Our team lives by three central values that guide everything we do:

✨Ambition: we're not afraid to tackle difficult challenges and set our goals extremely high. We're on a mission to revolutionize an industry dominated by well-established companies, and we won't stop until we succeed.

✨Humility: we leave our pride & ego aside. We are always ready to lend a helping hand, celebrate each other's successes, and learn from our failures. As Mr. Lamar said, "Sit down. Be humble."

✨Curiosity: we keep our minds open and never stop learning. We believe that questioning everything is the best way to stay ahead of the curve, and we encourage all our team members to stay curious and never stop exploring new ideas.

At Homa, you'll be challenged, supported, and inspired every day, and we can't wait to see what you bring to the table.

Benefits

Perks & Benefits 🎁

While success is its own reward, here are some of the benefits that come with working at Homa:

• We offer essential benefits in France and specific locations, including health insurance, meal vouchers, public transport subsidies, childcare benefits, and life insurance
• If you're interested in working from our newly renovated Paris HQ with a rooftop garden and WeWork amenities, we have a desk waiting for you
• You will be working in English with our international team of top-tier talents from 35+ countries
• You will be able to attend diverse team events and Workations (the famous company-wide Homa trip)
• You will have bi-annual reviews with your manager to reflect on your performance, celebrate wins, and receive constructive feedback