Senior Backend Engineer, PHP and Node.js (Platform)

Founded in 2012, Playson is a leading iGaming supplier recognized worldwide. We provide our customers with a high-end micro-service-based platform as a service that aims to process billions of financial transactions per day. We provide a cross-regional setup and are chasing latency reduction down to zero. We highly invest in delivering the best game experience and smooth connection regardless of the internet coverage and bandwidth of the game clients.

Role Overview:

One of our squad teams is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to participate in developing our cutting-edge solution, where milliseconds matter. Our problem statement is not straightforward, as we aim to achieve high-end results in all important technical aspects of our business:

• best availability,

• lowest possible latency in all transaction processing operations and in every micro-service,

• the most efficient resource usage.

If you’re a product-passionate person, your mind is keen to solve deep tech engineering problems, and you have a fast "PoC first" approach with a deep sense of ownership, we would love to hear from you.

To succeed in the role, you will have:

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.

• Strong proficiency in PHP with a deep understanding of OOP, SOLID,  MVC architectures, and design patterns.

• Experience in building and consuming RESTful APIs. 

• Knowledge and experience in Web application frameworks (e.g. Symfony, Laminas,)

• Strong development experience in Node.js/TypeScript.

• Solid grasp of asynchronous programming techniques and their applications in PHP and JavaScript.

• Knowledge of relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), columnar databases (Redshift, ClickHouse), and NoSQL technologies (DynamoDB, MongoDB).

• Skilled in developing and maintaining end-to-end and unit tests.

• Proven track record of developing production-ready solutions.

Preferred additional qualifications:

• Experience with large-scale microservices architecture.

• Experience with Apache Kafka.

• Experience with GRPC.

• Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, GCP).

• Knowledge of Kubernetes.

• Understanding of application security and industry best practices.

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.

What will you be doing?

• Develop and maintain robust backend systems for our promotional features.

• Optimize existing systems for enhanced performance and scalability.

• Lead technical decisions and contribute to our SaaS solutions.

• Collaborate with distributed teams to innovate and implement new features.

• Ensure code and architectural excellence through reviews.

• Address complex technical challenges with innovative solutions.

• Participating in on-call rotations within the squad to help ensure the reliability and availability of our systems.

The recruitment process looks like this:

1. HR video call.
2. Hiring Manager interview
2. Technical interview with Engineering Lead with live-coding session
3. Final Interview with Tribe Leader and CTO

If the job description rings a bell - take action and apply!
Looking forward to welcoming you to the iGaming world!

Ambitious goals require a quick ability to maneuver through changes in the world. Playson is all about that.

Join us today!