Senior Backend Engineer - Sports

LEOVEGAS MOBILE GAMING GROUP
Madrid, Spain
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
6 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Code Review Fault Tolerance Enterprise Messaging Systems NoSQL Rxjava Software Engineering Systems Integration Google Cloud Spring-boot Caching
+10 more
Vert.x Backend Event Driven Architecture Containerization Kubernetes Apache Kafka Reactive Programming Restful APIs Docker Microservices

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE Join our dynamic team in Málaga as a Senior Backend Engineer.In this role, you will play a crucial part in our Sportsbook domain, by working on the most impactful problems and being able to bring about change with effective momentum.You’ll collaborate closely with our Staff Engineers, participating in tech meetings, validating architectural decisions, and ensuring seamless communication flow.Additionally, you’ll work collaboratively with various teams, contributing to planning, tech solutions discussions, and feature development.This role offers a unique opportunity to drive solutions and actively shape our backend architecture.YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:Taking ownership, problem-solving and collaborating with other teams.Designing and implementing from idea to production.Building for scale, availability, performance and security across the stack.Working with product managers, architects, QA engineers and other developers in a highly collaborative agile environment.Integrating new products and building internal services to support our ecosystem.Conducting code reviews and mentoring team members.Ensuring services are production-ready, observable, and maintainable through monitoring, alerting, and on-call participation.OUR SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:ESSENTIAL SKILLS:6+ Years of software development experience with Java, Spring Boot and Event-Driven Architectures.Experience designing Microservices, K8s and Containerization (Docker) and Kafka messaging systems.Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and caching.Implementing resilience patterns (e.g., retries, circuit breakers, graceful degradation).Designing and maintaining monitoring dashboards (e.g., metrics, logs, traces) and alerts to proactively detect issues.Hands?on experience developing highly scalable RESTful end?to?end Microservices.NICE TO HAVES:Familiarity with Reactive Programming (e.g. RxJava) and Vert.x would be a big plus.Experience in platforms like AWS and Google Cloud Platform.Online gaming and gambling experienceWHO WE AREAt the core of LeoVegas Group is Team Leo.Our culture is our foundation and is what enables us to innovate, build, and lead as we trailblaze our way through the igaming industry.We’re a team of over ** innovators, initiators, and groundbreakers working in a fast?paced and agile environment across 21 offices worldwide.BENEFITSHybrid work policy (2 days a week of working from home)4 weeks of Workation (T&C apply)300 EUR wellness contribution annuallyHealth insuranceFlexible compensation: Payment through gross salary, savings of up to 30%.Life insuranceEmployee Assistance Program (free psychological wellbeing)Short Fridays - we work until 16:00August Intensive schedule (9:**:00)Complimentary snacks and drinks in our offices, Monday breakfast and Wednesday fika (Swedish break for coffee and something sweet)Team and office social events throughout the yearGame roomCareer development opportunitiesUpskilling budgetTeam activitiesCool central office in Malaga with a hybrid work modelAn autonomous work environment where you can apply your skills and experience in ways that work best for youWorking with an international and dynamic teamJOIN US!In our pride, we empower our teammates to find their roar and run with their wildest ideas.We don’t wait for things to happen; we pounce and make it happen!Would you be a good fit for the Leo Pride - give us a roar!As our company working language is English, we’d like to see your CV in English, please#J-**-Ljbffr

Requirements

6+ Years of software development experience with Java, Spring Boot and Event-Driven Architectures. Experience designing Microservices, K8s and Containerization (Docker) and Kafka messaging systems. Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and caching. Implementing resilience patterns (e.g., retries, circuit breakers, graceful degradation). Designing and maintaining monitoring dashboards (e.g., metrics, logs, traces) and alerts to proactively detect issues. Hands?on experience developing highly scalable RESTful end?to?end Microservices. NICE TO HAVES: Familiarity with Reactive Programming (e.g. RxJava) and Vert.x would be a big plus. Experience in platforms like AWS and Google Cloud Platform. Online gaming and gambling experience

Benefits & conditions

Hybrid work policy (2 days a week of working from home) 4 weeks of Workation (T&C apply) 300 EUR wellness contribution annually Health insurance Flexible compensation: Payment through gross salary, savings of up to 30%. Life insurance Employee Assistance Program (free psychological wellbeing) Short Fridays - we work until 16:00 August Intensive schedule (9:**:00) Complimentary snacks and drinks in our offices, Monday breakfast and Wednesday fika (Swedish break for coffee and something sweet) Team and office social events throughout the year Game room Career development opportunities Upskilling budget Team activities Cool central office in Malaga with a hybrid work model An autonomous work environment where you can apply your skills and experience in ways that work best for you Working with an international and dynamic team JOIN US! In our pride, we empower our teammates to find their roar and run with their wildest ideas. We don’t wait for things to happen; we pounce and make it happen! Would you be a good fit for the Leo Pride - give us a roar! As our company working language is English, we’d like to see your CV in English, please #J-**-Ljbffr

About the company

At the core of LeoVegas Group is Team Leo. Our culture is our foundation and is what enables us to innovate, build, and lead as we trailblaze our way through the igaming industry. We’re a team of over ** innovators, initiators, and groundbreakers working in a fast?paced and agile environment across 21 offices worldwide.

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