Senior Backend Engineer - Engine
On-siteMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Build and scale backend services using Go and Rust, owning production systems from design through deployment. Construct and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure with Kubernetes and Terraform while contributing to data platforms powered by ClickHouse. Help evolve the architecture as the platform scales globally to support thousands of games and billions of bets. This backend-first role spans Platform, DevOps, and Data Engineering, requiring experience with distributed architectures and microservices. We invest in AI-assisted development to help engineers focus on architecture and performance.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience designing and building scalable backend systems
- Proven experience designing and building distributed architectures
- Proven experience designing and building microservices
- Enjoy owning systems end-to-end
- Are comfortable balancing feature delivery with operational excellence
- Have exposure to cloud infrastructure or DevOps
- Love solving complex technical problems at scale
Desired Qualifications
- Build and scale backend services using Go and Rust
- Own production systems from design through to deployment
- Build and optimise scalable cloud infrastructure with Kubernetes and Terraform
- Contribute to data platforms powered by ClickHouse
- Help evolve our architecture as we continue to scale globally
- Embrace modern tooling
- See AI as a force multiplier
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