Splash Tech
Backend and Devops Mid-Senior/Senior | Remote( +-2 EU CET)
hn · Remote( +-2 EU CET)
Jose is a strong fit with 12+ years of production engineering experience, deep full-stack capabilities spanning backend (FastAPI, Django, Node.js), DevOps (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD), and demonstrated ability to architect and scale systems end-to-end. His tech stack overlaps significantly with Splash Tech's (Python, TypeScript, SQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Postgres, Trino, Terraform), and his founding engineer background shows product-first thinking and independent execution. The primary gap is a lack of Java experience, which the job lists as either ideal or learnable, and no explicit gaming domain background, though his experience scaling production systems for millions of users demonstrates relevant scale experience.
Hook: Your founding engineer background building real-time systems at scale, combined with deep AWS/Kubernetes/Terraform DevOps chops and full-stack capabilities, aligns perfectly with Splash Tech's need for a backend engineer who can own the full cycle from architecture to production.
Missing: Java, Gaming industry experience, Explicit DevOps-focused background (though demonstrated through side-of-desk work), EU timezone residency (currently US-based, though remote-friendly)
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Hi Jack, I'm applying for the Backend + DevOps role. As founding engineer at Addie, I took an AI voice platform from empty repo to production serving students in 10+ countries — owning architecture, infrastructure, and on-call at once. That full-cycle, product-first ownership is what you're describing. On the DevOps side, I've run AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD in production, including geospatial systems where downtime was expensive. I'm SQL-first by habit and built data platforms on Trino, S3, and Postgres — so your stack (Trino, Postgres, Terraform, K8s) is familiar ground. Java is new to me, but I've shipped in Python, TypeScript, Rust, and Go; picking it up won't slow me down. I write my own code, no Cursor. GitHub: chinnno15.github.io Happy to walk through the architecture of any of these or chat whenever suits. Best, Jose Oliveros chinnno15@gmail.com
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Splash Tech| Backend and Devops Mid-Senior/Senior | Remote( +-2 EU CET) | Full Time | https://splash.tech/ We’re a small UK-based free-to-play gaming company with a distributed EU team, growing fast after recent success and scaling our backend platform. We’re looking for two roles: - mid-senior to senior engineer with at least 5+ years of experience. - Mid-senior devops engineer, minimum 5+ years of experience. Backend: Strong in backend development, ideally Java, but open to those willing to learn. DevOps experience is a plus, or a strong desire to learn it.You’ll be expected to do devops as part of this role. Devops: Your main role will be devops on AWS. Willingness to learn Java. Expected to have familiarity with terraform, kubernetes, ec2, ALBs, route53, cloudflare. Our stack includes Java, Python, TypeScript, Angular, SQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Postgres, Trino, Flux, Flagger, and Terraform. Our engineers must be able to think product-first, and take a task from idea to production, work across the full cycle. You must write your own code, AI assistance is fine, but you must be able to produce all your work independently. No Cursor. We are looking for candidates that can write SQL when needed, our approach when it comes to the DB is SQL first. We also value clear thinking and communication, you should be comfortable sketching simple architecture or flow diagrams (boxes and lines, nothing formal) to explain your ideas. To apply, please send an email to jack[at]splash.tech with the subject “Backend Hackernews 2026” or “Devops Hackernews 2026”. Please send any git/bitbucket/source-forge project that represents your coding otherwise I’ll ask you to complete a small test project.