Backend Developer

OptiPlay · Gambling

Job description

We're looking for a Middle+/Senior Backend Developer - first and foremost a strong, well-rounded backend engineer. The role splits roughly 70/30: 70% designing and maintaining our external integrations (casino operators and partner platforms), 30% general backend/platform work and system design. 🚀 What you'll do Design, build, and maintain integrations with casino operators and partner platforms (wallet/transaction APIs, game launch, and reporting contracts), owning the full lifecycle from contract design to production monitoring; Build resilient integration layers: retries, idempotency, timeouts, error mapping, and graceful degradation when a third party misbehaves; Contribute to core backend services and platform features - APIs, messaging flows, data models, shared modules; Take part in slot game development on our game logic platform - implementing game mechanics and mathematics alongside the core team; Define and improve integration testing practices: contract testing, mocking/stubs, e2e, and stress/load testing; Work closely with Game Logic, Product, and DevOps teams to keep integration contracts stable as the platform evolves; Participate in code reviews, technical decisions, and architecture discussions across the backend. 🧩 What you bring 3-5+ years of backend development experience with Node.js + TypeScript, including ownership of non-trivial systems; Proven experience designing and maintaining external integrations (REST/HTTP, XML/SOAP, RPC-style, or webhook-based); Solid understanding of modular, service-oriented backend architecture, ideally from enterprise or scale-up environments; Practical experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ or Kafka) and event-driven, queue-based design; Strong grasp of integration testing approaches: contract testing, mocking, e2e, and stress testing; Confident with PostgreSQL and Redis, CI/CD, Git, and monitoring/observability tools (Grafana, Loki, Tempo); Comfortable with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes for containerized deployments. 💎 Nice to have Experience in iGaming, gambling platforms, or RNG/game provider integrations; Familiarity with ArgoCD and GitOps workflows. 🎁 Benefits 21 vacation days + 2 extra day-offs annually; 12 paid sick days; Fully remote format - work from anywhere you feel productive; Flexible schedule: start your day anytime between 08:00-11:00 CET; Fixed budget for health insurance and gym/fitness; Provided all required work equipment; Zero bureaucracy and direct communication with founders and C-level; Minimal meetings, async-friendly workflow; Startup energy: fast motion, creativity, and tight-knit communication; Business trips and team meetups several times per year; Multiple salary payout options (flexible formats); …And many more perks unlocked after we hit break-even.

Skills

  • restapi
  • argocd
  • aws
  • ci/cd
  • data_science/data_engineering
  • docker
  • event-driven_architecture
  • game_mechanics
  • git
  • gitops
  • grafana
  • kafka
  • kubernetes
  • load_testing
  • loki
  • node_js
  • postgresql
  • rabbitmq
  • redis
  • rpc
  • typescript

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