Backend Tech Lead: Shape Kotlin/AWS Gaming Platform

Playbook Ltd; Danmark; On-site; SEK 783,000 - 1,231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness allowance

Private healthcare

Team events

Job summary

Playbook Ltd. is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead in Malta to shape a new gaming platform. You will own the backend, lead APIs and services, and grow the engineering team around the product. You’ll influence architecture, technical standards, and decisions while staying close to the codebase.

You’ll collaborate with Product and an external development partner to deliver scalable solutions in a regulated environment, with direct ownership of the platform’s backend trajectory.

Qualifications

• Hands-on backend leadership with strong Kotlin/Java proficiency.
• Experience designing scalable backend APIs and services.
• Ability to lead architecture and engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship production-grade backend services and APIs.
• Shape platform architecture for reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Lead technical delivery from development through deployment and monitoring.
• Collaborate with Product and external development partners to ensure quality.
• Incorporate regulatory requirements, including Swedish Gambling Authority, into development.
• Grow and mentor the initial in-house engineering team.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Backend development

Technical leadership

Tools

AWS

MySQL

React

Job description

Playbook Ltd. is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead in Malta to shape a new gaming platform. You will own the backend, lead APIs and services, and grow the engineering team around the product. You’ll influence architecture, technical standards, and decisions while staying close to the codebase.

You’ll collaborate with Product and an external development partner to deliver scalable solutions in a regulated environment, with direct ownership of the platform’s backend trajectory.