Senior Backend Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with 5–8 years of experience to join our platform engineering team. The candidate should have advanced proficiency in backend languages and frameworks, strong expertise in database design and optimization, and proven experience with microservices architecture, event sourcing, and supporting live production environments. Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, as well as containerization and orchestration, is required. Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools is expected. The role involves owning the analysis, design, development, and support of platform projects, providing technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and engaging with internal and external stakeholders. Knowledge of the iGaming business and experience in handling incidents within structured processes are strong advantages. 

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and microservices.
• Own the full lifecycle of platform projects, from analysis and design to deployment and support.
• Optimize databases, write complex queries, and ensure system scalability and performance.
• Implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing.
• Deploy and manage containerized services using orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Monitor and support live production environments, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Lead technical discussions, mentor junior engineers, and guide best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, QA, and operations, to deliver robust solutions.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings, providing technical input and ensuring alignment with business needs.
• Handle production incidents, following incident management processes to ensure rapid resolution.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience in backend engineering, ideally within complex, high-availability systems.
• Advanced proficiency in backend languages and frameworks.
• Strong expertise in database design, optimization, and writing complex queries.
• Proven experience with microservices architecture and event-driven systems.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and automated testing.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Grafana, ELK, Prometheus).
• Ability to independently support and troubleshoot live production environments.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to propose effective solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of the iGaming industry and incident management processes is a strong advantage.

Benefits

• Great career development opportunities
• Hybrid working model
• International Health Insurance
• Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
• Birthday Day Off
• Me Time - 1 day off per year

About Gaming Innovation Group

We are an award-winning iGaming platform and sportsbook provider supplying industry-leading solutions to our partners and their players. We specialise in helping online and land-based operators expand their iGaming and sports betting business on a global scale, focusing on innovation and customisation to power localised customer experiences and intimate user journeys. As a regulated markets specialist, we offer compliant entry into 36+ complex regulated markets around the world.

Our powerful iGaming platform is built to be scalable, open and user-centric, rapidly integrating with our partners' existing tech and preferred third parties. It provides a personalised user experience through our suite of real-time marketing tools, real-time data, and real-time rules engine, allowing our partners to build their own automated bespoke rules, without the need for coding knowledge.

Our sportsbook is built mobile-first and provides a premium player experience through our Bet builder, comprehensive Live betting capabilities and Player props. Our partners benefit from tailored odds, personalised margins, and risk management strategy, increasing the players’ personalised experience. Our partners benefit from an in-house trading team available 24/7 through direct communication channels, delivering unparalleled agility and service to all our partners, around the clock.