Node.js Real-Time Game Backend
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JavaScript, NoSQL Couch & Mongo, Node.js, Express JS, Game Development, Typescript, Backend Development, MongoDB, API Development, CI/CD · We're Spawnrealm Studio (spawnrealm.com), a remote indie game studio. Our game Tiny Tanks is a real-time multiplayer browser game — 2-12 players, authoritative server running at 20 ticks/second.
We need ONE senior Node.js backend developer to own our game server. Long-term work, not a one-off task.
REQUIREMENTS - 5+ years Node.js backend experience - WebSocket / real-time experience (ws, Socket.IO, or uWebSockets.js) - Game backend, or another low-latency system (trading, streaming, chat) - Comfortable debugging an existing codebase
RATE: $25/hour. Fully remote, flexible hours, long-term.
HIRING STEPS 1. Short intro 2. 15-30mins live assessment test — debugging a small Node.js game server 3. Offer
Full details about the company and role: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15D2df4Z5gqSrsqbI9qQ2aBrWMgh3EIqRYOjvj7952F8/edit?usp=sharing
TO APPLY Start your bid with "TICKRATE" and tell me one real-time system you built: how many concurrent users, and what broke first when it scaled. Bids without "TICKRATE" will be ignored.