PlaysonPrincipal Backend Engineer (Platform Tribe)
Principal Backend Engineer needed for a leading iGaming supplier to drive development of a high-load, low-latency micro-service platform.
Founded in 2012, Playson is a leading iGaming supplier recognized worldwide. We provide our customers with a high-end micro-service-based platform as a service that aims to process billions of financial transactions per day. We provide a cross-regional setup and are chasing latency reduction down to zero. We highly invest in delivering the best game experience and smooth connection regardless of the internet coverage and bandwidth of the game clients.
Role Overview:
We are looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to join our Platform Tribe to drive the development of our cutting-edge solution, where milliseconds matter. Our problem statement is not straightforward, as we aim to achieve high-end results in all important technical aspects of our business:
best availability,
lowest possible latency in all transaction processing operations and in every micro-service,
the most efficient resource usage.
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.
Why Join Us?
Be a key player in a major tech transformation.
Work on projects that impact millions globally.
Enjoy a supportive, flexible work environment.
Grow your skills with continuous professional development opportunities.
To succeed in the role, you will have:
Solid experience with Node.js/TypeScript is ideal, but we also welcome experts in other OOP languages such as Java, Python, C++, C#, or Go.
Strong understanding of Async approaches
Experience with Messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ
Experience in distributed systems
Experience with RDBMs (MySQL, PostgreSQL etc.), CDBMs (Redshift, ClickHouse etc.), NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB, etc)
Experience in writing e2e & unit tests
Experience with development production-ready solutions
Would be beneficial:
Understanding of enterprise development patterns
Experienced with large-scale microservices architecture
Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, etc.)
Experience with Kubernetes
Active performance observation
Gambling domain experience
Understanding of application security and industry standards, its best practices
A degree in Computer Science or related field
What will you be doing?
Become part of a full-stack team of the product, which is positioned as an independent part of the platform
Develop brand new features with a distributed team and be proactive in terms of proposing new ideas
Develop a scalable high load system, with financial resultsʼ responsibility
Participating in on-call rotations within the squad to help ensure the reliability and availability of our systems.
Code and Architectural review
Proactive position in solution development, processes improvements
Handle complex business problems that might arise during solution development and provide field support with creative and rapid solutions
What you get in return:
Competitive Salary and annual performance/salary reviews
Realistic and transparent Bonus system (15-20%), paid quarterly
Unlimited paid vacation leave & paid sick leave
Flexible work schedule to accommodate your needs
100% Remote
Medical Insurance for you +1.
Financial Support for Life Events & Extended Parental Leave
Paid professional development courses and trainings
B2B contracts
The recruitment process includes the next steps:
HR Interview (30-45 min)
Meeting with a Product Owner (60 min)
Technical interview with live coding (90 min)
Final Interview with CTO & Software Architect (60 min)