iGaming Backend Engineer

7 days ago

Work from Home, Philippines Lucky Casino Full time ₱1,200,000 - ₱2,400,000 per year

About Lucky

Lucky is a next-generation crypto casino on a mission to deliver a fast, fair, and fun experience for players around the world. We're building a modern gaming platform powered by cutting-edge backend technology and a commitment to innovation in the iGaming space.

We are a lean, product-driven team that moves fast, experiments boldly, and focuses on high-impact outcomes. If you're excited about shaping the foundation of a global crypto product, we'd love to meet you.

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Backend Tech Lead to guide the development and scaling of our backend systems. You'll lead a team of engineers while actively contributing to architecture decisions, writing production-grade code, and setting best practices for backend development.

This role blends leadership with deep technical execution. You'll work closely with the CTO, engineers, and product managers to build reliable, performant services that support real-time gaming at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Technical Leadership
  • Lead and mentor backend engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and coaching
  • Own architecture decisions and ensure scalability, performance, and security
  • Establish and enforce coding standards and engineering best practices
  • Stay current with backend technologies and help guide our tech strategy

Hands-On Development:

  • Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using , TypeScript, and NestJS
  • Design and build microservices, APIs, and real-time features
  • Debug, test, and troubleshoot complex backend issues
  • Conduct thorough code reviews and enforce quality standards

Project Delivery:

- Work with product managers to scope and prioritize backend work

- Estimate timelines and manage sprint execution

- Track technical progress, flag risks, and ensure timely delivery

DevOps Collaboration:

  • Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines
  • Contribute to system reliability and observability
  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response

What We're Looking:

  • 8+ years in backend development, preferably with experience in high-performance or iGaming systems
  • Proven ability to build and scale real-time backend platforms
  • Strong experience working in agile environments

Technical Skills:

  • Proficient in with TypeScript
  • Deep understanding of NestJS (modular DI, WebSockets, CQRS, microservices)
  • Strong with Prisma ORM, BullMQ, Redis, and RabbitMQ
  • Skilled in designing RESTful APIs and building secure authentication flows using Passport (JWT/OAuth/local)
  • Comfortable with AWS services like EC2, Lambda, SQS, RDS, and S3
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI)
  • Familiar with SQL and NoSQL databases

Bonus: Familiarity with tools like MaxMind GeoIP, SendGrid, Google Cloud Storage, Helmet, EJS, Winston, and Sentry

Soft Skills:

  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
  • Strong leadership and mentoring mindset
  • Self-driven and organized
  • Detail-oriented with a product-thinking mindset

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

Bonus Points:

  • Experience with microservices or distributed systems
  • Performance tuning and system optimization
  • Contributions to open-source projects
  • AWS Certifications
  • Crypto-savvy or previous experience working in the blockchain or crypto industry

Join us and help build the engine that powers the future of crypto gaming.

Apply now to be part of a product-led, fast-growing startup with global ambitions.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Remote

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