Hybrid Senior Backend Developer

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About the role

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Go and related technologies
  • Play a key role in the architecture, development, and delivery of backend services for high-performing casino brands
  • Work within a cross-functional delivery team (product, frontend, QA, DevOps, architects)
  • Own work end-to-end from concept to production, ensuring uptime, stability, performance, and smooth customer experiences
  • Contribute to the architecture and technical direction of the delivery stream, balancing speed and maintainability
  • Build reusable components and tools to accelerate delivery and automation across brands
  • Implement testing, observability, and monitoring to ensure high-quality releases and rapid issue detection
  • Participate in and lead Scrum/SDLC ceremonies such as planning, refinement, retrospectives, and stand-ups
  • Promote engineering best practices including peer reviews and clean code standards
  • Continuously improve development workflows, deployment processes, and system performance to support rapid casino launches

Requirements

  • 5+ years backend development experience
  • 5+ years of backend development experience in production environments
  • Proven expertise in Go or similar strongly typed languages
  • Strong understanding of software architecture principles and microservice design
  • Proficiency in relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL), SQL optimisation, and schema design
  • Experience in AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda, etc.) and cloud-native development
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and automated quality checks
  • Experience implementing testing, monitoring, and observability
  • Proven ability to work in fast-paced, iterative environments delivering business-critical systems
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make trade-offs between speed and technical debt
  • Proven ability to work closely with product to deliver business value without sacrificing quality
  • Ability to work in autonomous teams and promote engineering best practices
  • Participation in and potential leadership of Scrum or SDLC ceremonies
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (or equivalent practical experience)

Benefits

  • Private health insurance
  • Team building events
  • Wellness initiatives (Wildz Workouts allowing 3 hours of training per 40-hour week)
  • Yearly fitness allowance
  • Professional development allowance / contribution for courses
  • Free counselling sessions (Healthy Minds) in cooperation with Richmond Foundation
  • Referral bonus for referring a friend
  • Dog friendly office
  • Competitive salaries

Job title

Senior Backend Developer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridMalta

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