Senior Staff Engineer
On-siteBremen, City state Bremen, Germany or Bremen, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Lead the design and evolution of highly resilient, low-latency, distributed architectures powering iGaming products with massive concurrency and real-time data streams. Champion AI coding assistants within the development lifecycle to improve velocity, while guiding teams in test-driven development, security-first design, and clean-code principles. Act as a bridge between front-end, back-end, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless product delivery, diving into critical path issues and leading complex refactoring or high-stakes feature implementations. Mentor Staff and Senior Engineers to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and autonomy. Partner with leadership to translate product strategy into robust, scalable technical roadmaps.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of software development experience
- Proven track record in the iGaming, betting, or high-concurrency real-time gaming sectors
- Expert-level proficiency in Java/JVM ecosystems
- Expert-level proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, TypeScript)
- Deep experience in leveraging AI coding assistants to improve development workflows
- Proven ability to architect complex, distributed systems in the cloud
- Deep expertise in AWS (ECS, EKS, RDS, S3)
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple squads
- Exceptional ability to translate complex technical constraints into business risks/opportunities for non-technical leadership
Desired Qualifications
- Expertise in low-latency game engine architecture (mobile or browser-based)
- Experience building and scaling real-time video streaming solutions
- Knowledge of global iGaming regulatory requirements and compliance standards
- Strong understanding of DevOps as a culture, not just a toolset
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