Staff Backend Software Engineer

GamblingCareers.com; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lucrative annual bonuses

Learning & Development platform access

On-site breakfast & snacks

Job summary

EasyGo is hiring engineers who build cutting-edge games and high-performance systems that entertain millions worldwide. Join a team shaping immersive experiences, integrating with top-tier providers, and tackling complex technical challenges with creativity and precision.

As a backend-focused engineer, you will design scalable architectures, optimize performance, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, while collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience in software engineering with scalable system design.
• Strong experience in backend server development with modern languages (Go/TypeScript/Python).
• Experience with Node.js, Docker, Cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP) and related tech.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms and IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable, high-performance software solutions in alignment with project requirements and company standards.
• Optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying bottlenecks.
• Hands-on coding and developing with focus on code quality and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Backend system design

Go / TS / Python proficiency

Node.js experience

Communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Engineering@Easygo

Join a team that thrives on innovation and craftsmanship, building cutting-edge games that entertain millions worldwide. At EasyGo, our team is at the heart of our games, creating immersive, high-performance experiences while integrating seamlessly with top-tier third-party providers. We tackle complex technical challenges with creativity and precision, ensuring every game we build is robust, scalable, and engaging. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of frontend development in gaming, collaborating with talented engineers, and delivering world-class entertainment, this is the team for you.

Engineering@Easygo

Join a team that thrives on innovation and craftsmanship, building cutting-edge games that entertain millions worldwide. At EasyGo, our team is at the heart of our games, creating immersive, high-performance experiences while integrating seamlessly with top-tier third-party providers. We tackle complex technical challenges with creativity and precision, ensuring every game we build is robust, scalable, and engaging. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of frontend development in gaming, collaborating with talented engineers, and delivering world-class entertainment, this is the team for you.

If you're passionate about growth, innovation, and working with the best, we'd love to have you on our team!

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable, high-performance software solutions in alignment with project requirements and company standards.
• Optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Actively engage in hands-on coding and development, ensuring code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, communicating technical concepts and project updates.
• Provide technical leadership, guiding and mentoring junior engineers in the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in software engineering, focusing on scalable system design and development.
• Strong experience in backend server development with proficiency in a modern programming language such as Go, TypeScript, or Python. Familiarity with additional backend languages like Java or C# is advantageous.
• Experience with Node.js, Docker, Cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and related technologies.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes or equivalent container orchestration platforms, including OpenShift, Nomad, or Docker Swarm.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation.
• Proven expertise in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or similar, ensuring efficient, scalable, and secure deployment workflows.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring, and guiding teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders.

Some Of The Perks Of Joining Us

• Championing Engineering Excellence to influence cultural change across the organisation.
• Work alongside the top 5% of engineering talent in Australia, using a vast cloud native tech stack including AWS, Microservices, Large-Scale Distributed Systems, NATS, K8's, ArgoCD, Terraform, Typescript, GraphQL, Nodejs.
• Exposure to building global, large-scale volume products which operate at thousands per second frequency (2 Billion requests daily).
• Access to over 9,000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform
• Be rewarded with lucrative annual bonuses
• EAP access for you and your family
• Fuel your day with daily breakfast and open pantries brimming with unlimited snacks and refreshments, all on the house
• Give back with a paid volunteer day
• Break up the week with on site remedial massage Wednesdays
• In house full-time barista’s providing you your daily coffee needs
• Weekly team lunches and happy hour in the office from 4pm on Fridays
• Enjoy a bustling office with the option for up to 2 days work from home per week
• Fun office environment with pool tables, table tennis and all your favourite gaming consoles

We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo are the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We are passionate about providing a workplace that encourages great participation and an equal playing field, where merit and accomplishment are the only criteria for success.