Senior Backend Engineer
Job description
🌟 Allow us to introduce ourselves
Ancient Gaming, an innovative software creator for the future of iGaming, bucks the trend that has lacked innovation for two decades. We're not trend followers; we're trendsetters. As iGaming pioneers, we challenge the status quo, crafting not just appealing software but a whole new experience for the innovative, high-spending generation seeking to reinvent gaming interactions. Founded in 2018 in Malta, we've become a global presence with 100+ dedicated team members spanning across our brands and 30+ countries. And yes, we're proudly remote-first!
🚀 Your mission as the Senior Backend Engineer!
As our Senior Backend Engineer, your primary responsibility will be executing deployments and managing code review and approval processes before any code is merged into the main branches. You will ensure that the codebase remains clean and optimised for production. Additionally, you will be in charge of fixing critical issues that may arise in production, and ensuring minimal downtime.
You will be working on:
- CSGORoll: the world’s #1 skin gaming site. A community social gaming platform targeted towards CS2 players, featuring unique in-house custom-built games such as Roulette, Crash, Unboxing, and PVP.
What you’ll be doing:
- Execute backend deployments and ensure smooth integration across systems.
- Review and approve code before merging into main branches, maintaining high standards of code quality.
- Develop backend architecture strategies to align with the company’s long-term goals.
- Continuously identify and address tech debt, ensuring the backend systems are optimized for scalability.
- Oversee backend refactors to prepare the code base for the company's evolving strategy.
- Optimize backend database performance and improve testing systems, identifying areas for improvement and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate closely with TechOps to improve CI/CD processes, infrastructure, and address development issues.
- React quickly to critical errors in production, providing rapid fixes to maintain smooth operations.
- Ensure continuous backend service monitoring to maintain high-performance metrics.
Job requirements
You will thrive in this role if you have:
- 3+ years of backend development (Node.js and TypeScript) experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role within the iGaming or Gambling industry.
- Strong expertise in backend architecture, release management, and performance optimization.
- Experience in database performance analysis and optimization, particularly with PostgreSQL, including strong knowledge of query performance analysis.
- Proven experience in executing deployments and managing code review/approval processes.
- Familiarity with GraphQL, specifically Apollo GraphQL.
- Experience with Jest for backend testing is preferred.
- Experience with AI tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT; knowledge of Cursor is a plus.
- Ability to quickly resolve critical production issues and work under pressure.
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a focus on team collaboration and problem-solving.
What’s in it for you?
- Flexibility – work remotely from anywhere, with a focus on American time zones (EST or CST)
- Opportunity to lead a growing backend team in a cutting-edge tech environment
- Every year for our team-building we choose a location and go there to celebrate our achievements together
- A dedicated budget to purchase all the equipment you need to set up your home office
- L&D budget for you to develop your skills, including full access to Udemy.com
- Spill Mental Health Service – full access to counseling for any employees who need it
- Innovative, fun, flat structured rapidly growing company with endless opportunities to grow
This post details our vision for the ideal candidate and highlights the potential for growth within this role. If you’re an 80% fit and excited about the position, we encourage you to apply. Ancient Gaming is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.