Senior Engineer Gaming Platform Integrations

The Legends Agency; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic gaming technology company in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Engineer for Gaming Platform Integrations. This role focuses on designing and maintaining integration services and APIs, ensuring seamless functionalities across systems. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and a strong command of Node.js, REST APIs, and cloud services such as Azure. This full-time position offers a hybrid work environment and opportunities for innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js, Express, JavaScript (ES6+), and Git workflows.
• Proven experience with REST API design, system integrations, and SQL databases.
• Familiar with Azure services, Kubernetes, and modern testing practices.
• Strong understanding of microservices and authentication/authorization principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integration services using Node.js and Express.
• Design, implement, and document RESTful APIs and integration frameworks.
• Build scalable microservices in Azure using Kubernetes.
• Write clean, well-structured, and thoroughly tested code.
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and automation processes.

Skills

Node.js

Express

JavaScript (ES6+)

Git workflows

REST API design

SQL databases

Azure services

Kubernetes

Agile environments

Tools

.NET/C#

Docker

Infrastructure-as-Code

Azure DevOps

Messaging tools (Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka)

NoSQL databases

Job description

Senior Engineer Gaming Platform Integrations
Build high-impact integration services that keep the games flowing.
Johannesburg (Hybrid) | Gaming Platform Engineering | Full-time

About Our Client

A dynamic and rapidly growing gaming technology company that delivers cloud-first, scalable integrations powering real-time gaming experiences. They're driven by innovation, quality, and performance, operating in a collaborative environment that values learning, experimentation, and excellence in software engineering.

The Role: Senior Engineer, Gaming Platform Integrations

This role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining core integration services and RESTful APIs that connect internal platform components with third-party systems. You'll play a key role across the development lifecyclefrom architecture and implementation to testing and deploymenthelping shape high-performing, reliable, and future-ready gaming systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integration services using Node.js and Express
• Design, implement, and document RESTful APIs and integration frameworks
• Build scalable microservices in Azure using Kubernetes
• Write clean, well-structured, and thoroughly tested code
• Participate in code reviews, design sessions, and knowledge sharing
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, driving system reliability and performance improvements
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and automation processes
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless delivery

About You

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Node.js, Express, JavaScript (ES6+), and Git workflows
• Proven experience with REST API design, system integrations, and SQL databases
• Familiar with Azure services, Kubernetes, and modern testing practices
• Strong understanding of microservices, authentication/authorization, and observability principles
• Growth-oriented mindset, strong communicator, and proactive team player comfortable in Agile environments
• Nice to have: .NET/C#, messaging tools (Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka), NoSQL databases, Azure DevOps, Docker, and Infrastructure-as-Code