Backend Developer (Node.js)

Optiplay; Deutschland; Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Vacation days and flexibility

Fully remote work

Flexible schedule

Health insurance budget

Equipment provided

Low meetings, async-friendly

Team meetups/trips

Multiple salary payout options

Zusammenfassung

Optiplay is seeking a Middle+/Senior Backend Developer to design and maintain integrations with casino operators and partner platforms. You will own the full lifecycle from contract design to production monitoring, building resilient integration layers and contributing to core backend services.

The role emphasizes strong Node.js/TypeScript skills, experience with external integrations, and event-driven architectures.

Qualifikationen

• 3–5+ years of backend development experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Experience designing and maintaining external integrations (REST/HTTP, XML/SOAP, RPC, or webhooks).
• Strong SOA-based backend architecture understanding from scale-up environments.
• Hands-on with message brokers (RabbitMQ/Kafka) and event-driven designs.
• Proficient in PostgreSQL and Redis; familiar with CI/CD, Git, and monitoring tools.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and maintain integrations with casino operators and partner platforms.
• Own full lifecycle from contract design to production monitoring and error handling.
• Develop resilient integration layers with retries, idempotency, and timeouts.
• Contribute to core backend services, APIs, and data models.
• Collaborate with Game Logic, Product, and DevOps to stabilize contracts.
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions.

Kenntnisse

Node.js

TypeScript

External integrations

Messaging systems

PostgreSQL

Redis

AWS

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

REST/HTTP/XML/SOAP

Tools

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Grafana

Loki

Tempo

Jobbeschreibung

We're looking for a Middle+/Senior Backend Developer - first and foremost a strong, well-rounded backend engineer. The role splits roughly 70/30: 70% designing and maintaining our external integrations (casino operators and partner platforms), 30% general backend/platform work and system design.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain integrations with casino operators and partner platforms (wallet/transaction APIs, game launch, and reporting contracts), owning the full lifecycle from contract design to production monitoring;
• Build resilient integration layers: retries, idempotency, timeouts, error mapping, and graceful degradation when a third party misbehaves;
• Contribute to core backend services and platform features - APIs, messaging flows, data models, shared modules;
• Take part in slot game development on our game logic platform - implementing game mechanics and mathematics alongside the core team;
• Define and improve integration testing practices: contract testing, mocking/stubs, e2e, and stress/load testing;
• Work closely with Game Logic, Product, and DevOps teams to keep integration contracts stable as the platform evolves;
• Participate in code reviews, technical decisions, and architecture discussions across the backend.

What you bring

• 3-5+ years of backend development experience with Node.js + TypeScript, including ownership of non-trivial systems;
• Proven experience designing and maintaining external integrations (REST/HTTP, XML/SOAP, RPC-style, or webhook-based);
• Solid understanding of modular, service-oriented backend architecture, ideally from enterprise or scale-up environments;
• Practical experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ or Kafka) and event-driven, queue-based design;
• Strong grasp of integration testing approaches: contract testing, mocking, e2e, and stress testing;
• Confident with PostgreSQL and Redis, CI/CD, Git, and monitoring/observability tools (Grafana, Loki, Tempo);
• Comfortable with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes for containerized deployments.

Nice to have

• Experience in iGaming, gambling platforms, or RNG/game provider integrations;
• Familiarity with ArgoCD and GitOps workflows.

• 21 vacation days + 2 extra day-offs annually;
• 12 paid sick days;
• Fully remote format - work from anywhere you feel productive;
• Flexible schedule: start your day anytime between 08:00-11:00 CET;
• Fixed budget for health insurance and gym/fitness;
• Provided all required work equipment;
• Zero bureaucracy and direct communication with founders and C-level;
• Minimal meetings, async-friendly workflow;
• Startup energy: fast motion, creativity, and tight-knit communication;
• Business trips and team meetups several times per year;
• Multiple salary payout options (flexible formats);
• …And many more perks unlocked after we hit break-even.