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Contractual Backend Game Developer Jobs in Portland, OR

Rave

Senior / Lead Backend Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

Company Description If you have played the top 100 mobile games in the market, you probably used ... Creating fault-tolerant systems that make the devops team happy to deploy your code * Designing and ...

Rave

Senior / Lead Backend Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

Company Description If you have played the top 100 mobile games in the market, you probably used ... Creating fault-tolerant systems that make the devops team happy to deploy your code * Designing and ...

Rave

Software Engineer (Python)

Portland, OR · On-site

... games and now into other vertical markets too * We are generous with our employee stocks since we are employee-driven, not investor-driven. We are looking for an awesome backend engineer to join our ...

Rave

Software Engineer (Python)

Portland, OR · On-site

... games and now into other vertical markets too * We are generous with our employee stocks since we are employee-driven, not investor-driven. We are looking for an awesome backend engineer to join our ...

Resource Data

Senior Software Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

$103K - $116K/yr

Contribute across the full application stack, including front-end interfaces, back-end services ... game, or embarking on that dream safari, we support your outside interests. Join us and discover a ...

Resource Data, Inc

Senior Software Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

$103K - $116K/yr

Contribute across the full application stack, including front-end interfaces, back-end services ... game, or embarking on that dream safari, we support your outside interests. Join us and discover a ...

Nike

Lead Engineer, Activity Apps

Beaverton, OR · On-site

$106K - $140K/yr

Are you game? WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH The Activity Apps team builds and operates Nike Run Club (NRC ... backend services that power activity at Nike. This role reports to the Engineering Manager for ...

Intel

Senior CPU RTL Design Engineer

Hillsboro, OR

... to high-end gaming desktops and laptops, as well as data center solutions and many other ... Work closely with architecture and backend teams and with other design teams towards achieving best ...

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How much do contractual backend game developer jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for contractual backend game developer in Portland, OR is $61.23, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $50.24 and $72.40 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Contractual Backend Game Developer vs Contractual Frontend Game Developer?

AspectContractual Backend Game DeveloperContractual Frontend Game Developer
Primary ResponsibilitiesServer-side logic, database management, API developmentUI/UX implementation, client-side features, visual elements
Required SkillsProgramming languages like C++, Java, server frameworks, database skillsHTML, CSS, JavaScript, game engine UI tools
Work EnvironmentCollaborates with backend teams, server infrastructureWorks closely with designers, artists, and frontend teams
Industry UsageCommon in multiplayer and online gamesCommon in mobile and casual games with rich interfaces

Contractual Backend Game Developers focus on server-side systems, ensuring game data management and multiplayer functionality, while Contractual Frontend Game Developers handle the visual and interactive elements players see. Both roles require specialized skills and often work together to create seamless gaming experiences.

Contractual Backend Game Developer jobs near you
Infographic showing various Contractual Backend Game Developer job openings in Portland, OR as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 75% In-person, and 25% Hybrid job distribution, with an average salary of $127,352 per year, or $61.2 per hour.

Senior / Lead Backend Engineer

Rave

Portland, OR • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

Company Description
If you have played the top 100 mobile games in the market, you probably used Rave. We build the platform (SDK + hosted service) used by game publishers to make their mobile games socially engaging with things like identity management, leaderboards, achievements, etc. While we sell to marketing and business teams, we are developers building for developers.
Here are some things you might appreciate about Rave:
  • We are bootstrapped so we don't have outside investor pressure or control
  • We are profitable so we are sustainable and not dependent on investors to pay the bills.
  • We serve over 100,000,000 users so we are making our own little dent in the universe.
  • We are small and nimble so you can have an impact and you don't have to deal with the overhead of working at a large organization.
  • We are growing into more games and now into other vertical markets too
  • We are generous with our employee stocks since we are employee-driven, not investor-driven.

Job Description
We are looking for an awesome backend engineering lead to join our team!
This person will extend our back-end system architecture, develop services that will scale to tens of millions of users, and help grow and lead our backend engineering team.
Qualifications
Some things we look for:
  • Track record of delivering. What have you shipped recently?
  • Ability to acquire new technical skills. Your past experiences can certainly help you at the start -- see the next section -- but it's your ability to learn that matters most to us
  • Your ability to consider complex trade offs. Can you break down large problems into smaller ones and think through the implications of your decisions in the context of the complete system architecture? You should consider multiple approaches and be able to explain why you selected the one you implemented
  • Attention to detail. You find the corner cases and make sure they're covered
  • Sense of humor. We're very serious about building our product and company -- your stand-up routine won't get you hired -- but we believe a few moments of levity along the way makes everybody's lives better
  • Experience with Python

Additional Information
Experience that will help you hit the ground running with us:
  • Implementing systems that leverage data stores that scale horizontally and understanding when a given data store provides an appropriate solution for a given problem
  • Creating fault-tolerant systems that make the devops team happy to deploy your code
  • Designing and implementing REST APIs
  • Working in a *nix environment
  • Experience with Flask (preferred), Pyramid or similar web framework is a big plus
  • Experience with MySQL and Python ORMs like SQLAlchemy is big plus
  • Writing appropriate unit and functional tests to enable rapid iteration

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