Senior Back End Engineer - Sportsbook

Accountabilities

• • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable, and efficient backend services for a new Sportsbook platform.
  • Contribute to the end-to-end development lifecycle, from framing product requirements and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into clear technical specifications.
  • Lead architectural discussions and make informed technology decisions that improve scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Design and implement large-scale distributed systems capable of supporting a growing gaming platform.
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues across backend services and production environments.
  • Establish and promote software engineering best practices, coding standards, testing approaches, and code-review processes.
  • Contribute to CI/CD practices and deployment automation to support reliable and efficient software delivery.
  • Help shape the technical roadmap and architecture of the Sportsbook as the product evolves.

  Requirements:

  • Proven experience building and launching a Sports betting application from scratch, with strong understanding of the technical requirements of Sportsbook platforms.
  • 7+ years of professional software development experience, with strong expertise in Java and/or Kotlin and Spring.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and implementing large-scale software systems, particularly distributed and highly scalable backend systems.
  • Strong understanding of backend architecture, system design, scalability, performance, and reliability.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-based application environments.
  • Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to investigate complex technical issues independently.
  • Ability to lead technical discussions, influence architectural decisions, and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in an agile, cross-functional environment.
  • Good command of English, equivalent to at least B2 level.

  Benefits:

  • Opportunity to build a new Sportsbook platform from the ground up and directly influence its architecture and technology.
  • High level of technical ownership and visibility across a new product initiative.
  • Opportunity to work on large-scale, distributed backend systems and challenging engineering problems.
  • Collaborative and agile working environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to shape engineering standards, architectural decisions, and development practices from an early stage.
  • Opportunity to contribute to an ambitious global gaming product and help shape its future.
  • A role with significant scope for creativity, technical leadership, and professional impact.