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title: 'Software Engineer, Backend at Peak'
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# Software Engineer, Backend at Peak

- **Company:** Peak
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-03-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/peakgames/5769bf33-6037-4c48-bdbe-a6ac9767dbb4

## Job description

We are looking for a Software Engineer, Backend to join our Engineering Team with a focus on backend development that drives gameplay. You will architect the core systems that bring game features to life by connecting the server-side logic and the player experience. With a community of 40 million monthly active users, you will solve unique engineering challenges and build scalable game logic using a technology-agnostic approach, growing alongside your team and our games.

Here's what you'll do

- Design and implement scalable, low-latency backend services that deliver core game features to millions of users
- Manage API’s and tools required to support new game and platform functionality and releases
- Maintain and enhance existing code base using best practices in software engineering
- Brainstorm new ideas with your team to continually iterate and improve the user experience of our games
- Monitor the system and implement and check features, through collaboration with game players
- Secure and improve game performance, reliability and security

## What we're looking for

- University degree in Computer Science or any equivalent department
- 2+ years of relevant work experience
- Good command of various programming languages (such as Java, JavaScript, or C#) and experience with best practices and idioms of these languages
- Experience in Java Spring Boot based software development and backend systems
- Having experience in casual mobile games is a big advantage
- Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases
- Familiarity with Memcached, Redis, Elasticsearch and Docker is a plus
- Strong engineering skills and programming fundamentals
- Apart from language and technology, an understanding of software architecture design, OOP and principles of design patterns on various scales
- Meticulous attention to detail and a passion for developing, releasing, and maintaining high-quality code

## About Peak

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Peak is a mobile gaming company that creates casual puzzle games enjoyed by over 400 million players worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (revenue-funded, no public funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Istanbul, Turkey
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Mobile gaming (casual puzzle games)
- **Target customers**: B2C – consumers of all ages and demographics
- **Mission**: To create a global consumer technology company from Istanbul, gathering people with high capabilities and strong values to shape Peak’s story.

## Products & Services
- **[Toy Blast](https://peak.com/about)**: Casual puzzle game launched in 2015, a market-disrupting title in the genre.
- **[Toon Blast](https://peak.com/about)**: Casual puzzle game launched in 2017, also a global hit.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over 400 million total players, with 40 million monthly active users.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed (no external funding rounds reported)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapidly growing user base; products reach millions daily; strong data-driven AB testing for product and marketing decisions; first-ever performance marketing campaign with a celebrity reaching 100 million unique users in the US.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Massive user scale** (400M+ players) provides rich behavioral data for continuous optimization.
- **Data-driven culture**: Extensive use of AB testing, statistical analysis, and machine learning to improve user experience.
- **Two hit titles** (Toy Blast and Toon Blast) that dominate the casual puzzle genre, creating strong brand recognition.
- **In-house Big Data & Cloud Platform teams** allow scalable infrastructure to handle billions of requests per day.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue improving and expanding existing games to reach more players globally.
- Invest in data science and cloud infrastructure to maintain high availability and scalability.
- Attract top engineering and product talent to sustain innovation and product quality.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Agile, collaborative teams with a product-minded engineering approach. Emphasis on craftsmanship, clean code, and timely code reviews.
- **Work arrangement**: On-site (physical office in Istanbul, Turkey).
- **Perks**: Focus on continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive environment for new grads and interns. Company events, team outings, and a commitment to making everyone “love coming to work.”
- **Engineering culture**: Heavy use of design patterns, robust code, and collaboration with artists and product specialists. Engineers work on highly complex challenges due to scale.
- **Opportunities**: Open positions for Senior Software Engineer, Product Manager, Product Specialist, New Grad roles, and internships.

## Sources
1. [peak.com](https://peak.com/)
2. [peak.com/about](https://peak.com/about)
3. [peak.com/open-positions](https://www.peak.com/open-positions)
4. [jobs.lever.co/peakgames](https://jobs.lever.co/peakgames)
5. [builtin.com/company/peak-1](https://builtin.com/company/peak-1)

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