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Senior Backend Engineer (Core Team)

Playson

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Role details

The practical picture
Employment
Full-time

Work & location

Remote policy
Remote & Flexible Working

Inside the role

Qualifications
Node.js/TypeScript or other OOP languages (Java, Python, C++, C#, Go) Kafka production experience gRPC or similar RPC frameworks Relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB/MongoDB/Redis) Kubernetes and AWS/GCP Production operations and on-call experience
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The role, at a glance

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Senior Backend Developer role at Playson focused on building and scaling high-load backend services within the EU. The position requires hands-on coding experience with distributed systems, Kafka, and Kubernetes, and involves owning financial transaction services. The role offers remote and flexible working options with benefits that may vary by location.

Remote scope
European Union

What you need

  • Node.js/TypeScript or other OOP languages (Java, Python, C++, C#, Go)
  • Kafka production experience
  • gRPC or similar RPC frameworks
  • Relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB/MongoDB/Redis)
  • Kubernetes and AWS/GCP
  • Production operations and on-call experience

What you will own

  • Design, build, and deliver new backend features end-to-end in a distributed environment
  • Write high-quality, production-level code for a high-load, scalable system
  • Own services handling financial transactions at scale
  • Participate in on-call rotations for system reliability
  • Collaborate with engineers, product, and stakeholders to deliver solutions
Core skills
Node.js/TypeScriptKafkaKubernetesAWS/GCPgRPCPostgreSQLRedisDynamoDB

Remote policyRemote & Flexible Working

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  • company_remote_policy “Remote & Flexible Working”
  • location “Job location: European Union”
  • must_have “Deep production experience with Kafka: confident reasoning about consumer-group rebalances and their impact on in-flight processing”
  • must_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”
node.js/typescriptkafkakubernetesaws/gcp
Role brief

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer who thrives in a deeply hands-on environment and enjoys being close to the code on a daily basis. This role is heavily focused on building, optimising, and scaling backend services in a high-load system where performance and reliability are critical.

You’ll be working on complex, real-time challenges at the core of our platform - improving latency, ensuring high availability, and making systems more efficient at scale. This is not a coordination-heavy role; it’s for someone who enjoys writing production code, solving tough engineering problems, and seeing the direct impact of their work.

If you’re product-driven, take ownership, and prefer a “build first, improve fast” approach while working on systems where every millisecond matters - this role will feel like home.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work as part of a cross-functional team owning a core product within the platform

  • Design, build, and deliver new backend features end-to-end in a distributed environment

  • Write high-quality, production-level code daily, contributing directly to a high-load, scalable system

  • Take ownership of services handling financial transactions at scale, with a strong focus on reliability and accuracy

  • Proactively suggest and implement improvements in architecture, processes, and development practices

  • Participate in code and architectural reviews to maintain high engineering standards

  • Solve complex business and technical challenges with pragmatic, efficient solutions

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

  • Play an active role in ongoing tech transformation initiatives across the platform

  • Collaborate closely with engineers, product, and other stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions used by millions globally

Requirements

  • 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 asynchronous programming techniques

  • Deep production experience with Kafka: confident reasoning about consumer-group rebalances and their impact on in-flight processing, offset-commit strategies under retries and duplicate delivery, and the limits of "exactly-once" semantics

  • Experience designing idempotent, retry-safe handlers for at-least-once pipelines: transactional outbox, idempotency keys, and deduplication

  • Experience building services with gRPC or similar RPC frameworks

  • Strong knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, plus production experience with at least one NoSQL technology at scale, such as DynamoDB, MongoDB, or Redis

  • Hands-on experience running services on Kubernetes and AWS/GCP: deployment, autoscaling, resource limits, and production debugging

  • Production operations experience: on-call ownership of a high-load system, including incident response, impact assessment, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvements

Nice to Have

  • Experience with ClickHouse or other columnar/analytical databases

  • Experience with multi-region / failover architectures: data replication, regional isolation, and graceful degradation

  • Practical use of AI coding agents such as Cursor or Claude Code as part of daily development: effective prompting, reviewing, and validating AI-generated code

  • Understanding of application security and industry best practices

  • Gambling domain experience

What We Offer

  • Competitive Salary

  • Quarterly Bonuses

  • Unlimited Paid Time Off

  • Unlimited Paid Sick Leave

  • Remote & Flexible Working

  • Private Medical Insurance

  • Financial Support for Life Events

  • Professional Development Budget

  • International Exposure

  • Regular Company Events

*Benefits may vary depending on location and contractual agreement

Recruitment process

1. HR interview (30-45mins)

2. Interview with a Hiring Manager (45mins)

3. Technical interview with live coding (90mins)

4. Final Interview with C-level (60 mins)

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