Backend Engineer - the UK, Europe, remote

Workfully; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the iGaming sector is looking for a skilled developer to join their team. You will work with Python and cloud technologies to build scalable microservices in a fully remote environment. Enjoy benefits like flexible working hours and an unlimited holiday allowance while collaborating with top talents from around the globe.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Unlimited holiday allowance

Technology allowance

Quarterly performance bonuses

Qualifications

• Experience in technical analysis & design of software.
• Experience building cloud-native data pipelines and microservices.
• Strong background in agile software development.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technical analysis and design for software development.
• Solve software problems through iterative, data-driven development.
• Build and run scalable, resilient cloud-native applications.

Skills

Python / Node.js

MongoDB

Redis

Microservices architecture

Kafka

Docker

Agile environments

Tools

Terraform

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Our iGaming Platform team tech stack is based on Python (Flask/Ariadne) and RESTful web services. We typically build and deploy applications as microservices in cloud-native environments (AWS) and integrate with scalable technologies such as Kafka in Docker-based container environments. Our developers work in an agile process to efficiently deliver high-value applications and product packages.

Required Experience:

• Have contributed to technical analysis & design, evaluating trade-offs, and incorporated best practices
• Have solved challenging software problems through data-driven, iterative software development
• Built distributed and event-based products and applications and understood their challenges and rewards.
• Built and run scalable resilient cloud-native data pipelines and microservices in production.
• Solid programming skills in Python / Node.js
• Solid experience with MongoDB, Redis.
• You value the importance of defining data contracts and have experience writing specifications including REST APIs.
• An established background working in fast-paced agile environments and comfortable iterating quickly.
• Strong understanding and production experience of microservice architecture.
• Strong understanding and production experience working with Kafka (or similar solutions).
• Strong understanding and production experience working with Docker container environments.

Nice to have's (but not required)

• Experience with Terraform to deploy our own infrastructure
• Cloud Environments: AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure
  
  

Benefits

In return you’ll benefit from becoming part of a team that's shaping the future of online gaming, but it also means you'll be rewarded in ways that truly reflect your contribution and talent, which includes an industry leading base salary, plus uncapped bonuses for outstanding contributions paid out because of quarterly performance reviews, ensuring your hard work and impact are acknowledged and compensated. Embrace the freedom of flexible working hours and a remote-only mentality that lets you work from anywhere—be it from the comfort of your home or a café in another country, alongside our diverse team of over 250 professionals from 32 countries. We'll also equip you with a technology allowance to ensure you have the best tools at your disposal and an unlimited holiday allowance to ensure you stay fresh and rested.

At A5 Labs, you'll collaborate with some of the brightest minds from leading AI and gaming companies worldwide. Plus, our engagement flexibility means we're open to various forms of professional relationships, from direct employment to contracting, all designed to attract the best talent without bureaucracy standing in the way.