Backend Engineer
Flowplay, LLC · Seattle, WA
$160,000–$175,000
Jul 5, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend engineering role at a social casino and online gaming company, focused on building and maintaining server-side applications, databases, and APIs that underpin game logic and player data systems. The work centers on Java and Spring Boot, with MySQL database optimization and cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP). Suited to an experienced backend developer with at least five years in Java and an interest in high-traffic, scalable systems.
Senior level · 5+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $160,000–$175,000
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,600 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,200–2,050
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
Spring Boot appears in the preferred/nice-to-have section despite being listed as a required framework in the key responsibilities narrative. Because the JD explicitly places it under 'Additional skills (preferred but not required)', it is marked preferred.
AWS and GCP are presented as interchangeable cloud platform options ('AWS or GCP'); AWS is listed as the primary with GCP as an alternative.
Git and Apache SVN are listed together as version control options in the requirements section; Git is the primary with SVN as an alternative.
The role requires two in-office days per week (Monday/Wednesday) at the Seattle location, so it is not fully remote.
Compensation is stated as $160,000–$175,000 per year plus bonus and equity; bonus and equity amounts are unspecified.
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