Staff Backend Engineer

Super; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Super in Madrid is seeking a senior software engineer with over 8 years of experience in large-scale production environments. The role involves collaborating with engineering teams to design and enhance robust software solutions. Candidates should have experience with distributed systems, a passion for user-centric solutions, and strong communication skills. Given the diverse nature of the teams, applicants should be adaptable and willing to learn new technologies like Golang and Erlang. Join Super and contribute to shaping the future of sports and gaming across Europe and Latin America.

Formación

• Minimum of 8 years of hands‑on experience in a large‑scale production environment.
• Experience engineering high‑quality, scalable software across teams.
• Comfortable with ambiguous, high‑impact problem spaces.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership to design robust software solutions.
• Analyze system challenges and improve architecture and efficiency.
• Drive large cross‑team initiatives from concept to execution.

Conocimientos

Collaborating with engineering teams

System design fundamentals

Strong communication skills

Creating user-centric solutions

Herramientas

AWS

Go

Erlang

Kafka

Descripción del empleo

We are on a mission to pioneer the world’s next era of play. As we grow across Europe and Latin America, we’re building The Playstack—the technology powering the next generation of sports, gaming, and fan experiences. Join us, and help make it the most widely used platform in the world! From operations, to marketing, to product, we are looking for talented people who will shape how millions of customers play, watch, and connect every day. We are one of the largest sports betting operators in the region, making 1000+ location networks work across multiple geographies. If you ever wanted to see how software can handle 22 million bets per month—why not join us?

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership and teams to design and implement scalable and robust software solutions
• Analyze complex system challenges and create strategies for improving architecture, scalability, and platform efficiency
• Drive large cross‑team initiatives from concept to execution, influencing decisions and aligning multiple teams
• Enhance system automation (scale, resiliency, deployment)
• Build and enhance core platform components and shared libraries (AWS, Go, Erlang, Kafka) used across the organization
• Work with technical and non‑technical stakeholders from the wider organization to understand and drive improvements across the platform
• Build on our CloudNative platform, enabling more use of AWS technology to aid in speeding up delivery, scale, and resiliency
• Grow the engineering community, building on the existing process and practices
• Elevate engineering standards, helping teams grow and operate more efficiently

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of hands‑on experience in a large‑scale production environment
• Experience designing and implementing solutions at the organizational level, impacting multiple teams/tribes
• Experience engineering high‑quality, highly scalable software
• Willingness to learn new technologies (we are working with Golang, Erlang)
• Strong system design fundamentals, particularly in distributed systems
• Ability to analyze complex technical problems and develop clear strategies
• Comfort working in ambiguous, high‑impact problem spaces
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams
• Passion for creating user‑centric, data‑driven solutions

Bonus Points

• Experience in Fintech
• Interest in Functional Programming

Super is committed to the highest standards of compliance, safety, and responsibility. As such, we are active members of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) and the European Gaming & Betting Association (EGBA).

At Super, we operate as a high‑performing team. We hire and grow talent based on ability and potential, regardless of background and identity because we know diverse perspectives drive better performance.