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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 ...

SquareDomain

Sr Backend Server Engineer

Austin, TX

Company Description Our client is one of the most hip gaming company in Austin. We are looking for an experience Senior Backend Server Engineer, working in an open source database. Help build the ...

SquareDomain

Sr Backend Server Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

Company Description Our client is one of the most hip gaming company in Austin. We are looking for an experience Senior Backend Server Engineer, working in an open source database. Help build the ...

D3

Backend Engineer - New Grad

Los Angeles, CA

As a Backend Engineer (Entry Level), you'll work alongside experienced engineers to design and implement backend services, learn modern web and blockchain technologies, and contribute to real ...

D3

Backend Engineer - New Grad

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

As a Backend Engineer (Entry Level), you'll work alongside experienced engineers to design and implement backend services, learn modern web and blockchain technologies, and contribute to real ...

D3

Backend Engineer - New Grad

Los Angeles, CA

As a Backend Engineer (Entry Level), you'll work alongside experienced engineers to design and implement backend services, learn modern web and blockchain technologies, and contribute to real ...

SynergisticIT

Entry Level Java/Backend Developer

Tampa, FL

$46 - $59.50/hr

Currently, we are looking for entry-level software programmers, Java full stack developers, Python/Java developers, data analysts/data scientists, machine learning engineers for full time positions ...

Nvidia

Backend Compiler Engineer

Redmond, WA

We are searching for a Backend Compiler Engineer for an exciting and fun role in our GPU Software ... gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More ...

Nvidia

Backend Compiler Engineer

Santa Clara, CA

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Backend Compiler Engineer

Austin, TX

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How much do entry level backend game developer jobs pay per hour?

As of Jul 21, 2026, the average hourly pay for entry level backend game developer in the United States is $57.73, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $47.36 and $68.27 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Entry Level Backend Game Developer vs Backend Software Engineer?

AspectEntry Level Backend Game DeveloperBackend Software Engineer
Required CredentialsDegree in Computer Science or related field, basic programming skillsDegree in Computer Science or related field, proficiency in backend technologies
Work EnvironmentGame studios, entertainment industry, collaborative teamsTech companies, enterprise environments, cross-industry
Industry UsagePrimarily in gaming and entertainment sectorsAcross various industries including finance, tech, and gaming
Common Search/ComparisonYes, often compared for entry-level roles in backend developmentYes, as a related career path in software development

The Entry Level Backend Game Developer focuses on creating server-side components for games, often working within gaming studios. In contrast, a Backend Software Engineer works across multiple industries developing backend systems for various applications. While both roles require similar foundational skills and education, their work environments and industry applications differ significantly.

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Infographic showing various Entry Level Backend Game Developer job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 93% Full Time, 2% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 79% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 17% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $120,086 per year, or $57.7 per hour.
Senior / Lead Backend Engineer

Senior / Lead Backend Engineer

Rave

Portland, OR • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 8 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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