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Senior Backend Engineer (Boosters)

Playson
WorldwideRemote
Employment
Full-time
Seniority
Senior

About the role

About the Role

Our promotional features team is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer. This role is focused on developing and optimizing promotional features for our gaming platforms, where performance, scalability, and cutting-edge solutions are paramount.
If you’re a product-passionate person, your mind is keen to solve deep tech engineering problems, and you have a fast "PoC first" approach with a deep sense of ownership, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain robust backend systems for our promotional features.

  • Optimize existing systems for enhanced performance and scalability.

  • Lead technical decisions and contribute to our SaaS solutions.

  • Collaborate with distributed teams to innovate and implement new features.

  • Ensure code and architectural excellence through reviews.

  • Address complex technical challenges with innovative solutions.

  • Participating in on-call rotations within the squad to help ensure the reliability and availability of our systems.

Requirments

  • Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript (our primary backend stack). We’re also open to strong backend engineers from other ecosystems (e.g., Go, Java, C#, C++) who are ready to ramp up quickly.

  • Strong understanding of asynchronous programming and concurrency patterns.

  • Experience building distributed systems and working with messaging and coordination tools (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, distributed locks).

  • Experience with gRPC in production environments.

  • Solid knowledge of databases: relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL), columnar (ClickHouse), and NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB).

  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and Kubernetes.

  • Skilled in building and maintaining unit and end-to-end tests.

  • Proven track record of delivering production-ready solutions.

  • Experience working with large-scale microservices architectures.

  • Degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Nice to Have

  • Understanding of enterprise development patterns

  • Experienced with large-scale microservices architecture

  • Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, etc.)

  • Active performance observation

  • Gambling domain experience

  • Understanding of application security and industry standards, its best practice

What We Offer

  • Competitive Salary: We offer a competitive salary in EUR, subject to annual performance reviews

  • Quarterly Bonuses: Benefit from a transparent and systematic quarterly bonus system

  • Flexible Schedule: We offer a flexible work schedule to accommodate your needs

  • Remote Work Option: Choose to work remotely, providing greater flexibility and comfort

  • Medical Insurance: Receive comprehensive medical insurance for both you and a significant other

  • Financial Support for Life Events: We provide financial support during special life events

  • Unlimited Paid Vacation: Enjoy unlimited paid vacation leave

  • Unlimited Paid Sick Leave: Take unlimited paid sick leave whenever necessary

  • Professional Development: Get reimbursement for professional development courses and training

Recruitment Process

  • HR interview

  • Technical interview (with Live coding)

  • Final interview

Please take into account that sometimes the process may differ, your TA Partner will keep you updated.

Join us today!

Perks & benefits

  • Distributed Team
  • Medical Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Learning Budget

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