papaya
The Senior Backend Engineer on the Optimus Team at Papaya designs, builds, and owns the high-scale backend infrastructure that powers the company's mobile gaming platform and features. This role involves leading end-to-end solutions, driving architecture decisions, and mentoring developers while ensuring systems scale efficiently and handle heavy API traffic. The position requires hands-on experience with AI coding agents and a strong background in cloud infrastructure and backend development.
Headquarters
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2016
Papaya is a social gaming platform that runs casual games and organized tournaments, aiming to make competitive play an everyday social experience. Their catalog includes titles like solitaire, bingo, and bubble, and they stage events such as the World Solitaire Championship. Built on modern technology, Papaya pairs gameplay with community and content channels (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and a blog) to engage players and storytellers. The platform focuses on accessible, community-driven competitions and experiences for casual and competitive players alike.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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