Technical Leader - Gaming Platform Integrations

Hire Resolve; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

A leading gaming and entertainment company in South Africa is seeking a Technical Leader for their Gaming Platform Engineering team. This hands-on role focuses on shaping the technical direction and architecture of critical integrations within their gaming platform using Node.js and Azure cloud infrastructure. With a minimum of 7 years of software engineering experience and at least 3 years in a leadership capacity, the ideal candidate will also mentor the engineering team and actively contribute code. Competitive salary based on experience offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong expertise in Node.js and Express.js for building enterprise-grade applications.
• Extensive experience with RESTful API development and integration design patterns.
• Proven track record building integrations between multiple systems/third-party services.
• Solid experience with Azure cloud services.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Database expertise with relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex integrations within the gaming platform ecosystem.
• Drive technical decision-making on system design, technology choices, and architectural patterns.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Actively contribute code to critical integration projects.
• Develop robust REST APIs and integration services primarily using Node.js and JavaScript.
• Implement scalable solutions on Azure cloud infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes.
• Work with both SQL (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Troubleshoot complex technical challenges across the full stack.
• Partner with Product Managers and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, and delivery of integration projects.
• Champion code quality through code reviews and continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Skills

Node.js

Express.js

RESTful API development

Azure cloud services

Kubernetes

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

CI/CD

Microservices architecture

Technical Leadership

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Service Bus

API Management

App Services

RabbitMQ

RabbitMQ

REST tooling

Job description

A leader in South Africa's gaming and entertainment industry is seeking an exceptional Technical Leader to join their Gaming Platform Engineering team. This is a hands‑on role where you will be pivotal in shaping the technical direction, architecture, and implementation of mission‑critical integrations for their core gaming platform using leading‑edge technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex integrations within our gaming platform ecosystem.
• Drive technical decision‑making on system design, technology choices, and architectural patterns (API design, Microservices, Cloud‑Native).
• Provide hands‑on technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Actively contribute code to critical integration projects.
• Develop robust REST APIs and integration services primarily using Node.js, Express, and JavaScript (ES6+).
• Implement scalable solutions on Azure cloud infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Work with both SQL (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Troubleshoot complex technical challenges across the full stack.
• Partner with Product Managers and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, and delivery of integration projects.
• Champion code quality through code reviews and continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Minimum Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong expertise in Node.js and Express.js for building enterprise‑grade applications.
• Extensive experience with RESTful API development and integration design patterns.
• Proven track record building integrations between multiple systems/third‑party services.
• Solid experience with Azure cloud services (App Services, Service Bus, API Management, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes (orchestration, deployment, scaling).
• Database expertise with relational databases (design and optimization).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, and microservices architecture.

Bonus Skills

• Experience in the gaming/betting industry.
• Familiarity with message queuing/event‑driven architectures (e.g., Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ).
• Experience with .NET/C#.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)

IFyou meet the above requirements and want to make a career‑changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to [e-mail]