Backend Engineer (Kotlin/AWS) – Scale Live Features

VGW EU; Kraków; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VGW is an interactive entertainment company joining its Engineering team in Poland as a Software Engineer. You will build and extend scalable backend systems for player-facing meta features including quests, periodic bonuses, jackpots, and live data streaming.

We host our docker containerised apps on AWS with Kubernetes; our stack includes Kotlin on the JVM, TypeScript React on the client, PostgreSQL and DynamoDB, and Snowflake as data warehouse.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java or Kotlin for backend development.
• Experience with cloud technologies, ideally AWS and Kubernetes for infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of SQL and noSQL databases (DynamoDB).
• Understanding of Apache Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Product Features: From infrastructure to UI.
• Contribute to Design Sessions: Attend and participate in design and architectural discussions with the engineering team.
• Collaborate and Work Independently: Work autonomously and with the team.
• Focus on Learning & Development: Continuously improve the skills and fill knowledge gaps.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Backend development

SQL

NoSQL (DynamoDB)

Kafka

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Snowflake

Job description

VGW is an interactive entertainment company joining its Engineering team in Poland as a Software Engineer. You will build and extend scalable backend systems for player-facing meta features including quests, periodic bonuses, jackpots, and live data streaming.

We host our docker containerised apps on AWS with Kubernetes; our stack includes Kotlin on the JVM, TypeScript React on the client, PostgreSQL and DynamoDB, and Snowflake as data warehouse.