Blazetalent

Mid-Senior Backend Engineer @ Casino Gaming Startup

Remote, USA · Senior

No sponsorship$145k-$160kDetected 92 days ago

TypeScriptPythonJavaGoRustBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewGitSQLPostgreSQLRedisAWSCloud PlatformsDevOpsAPI DevelopmentREST

About the role

Design and build backend services, APIs, and integrations with third-party vendors.
Collaborate with frontend engineers and DevOps to deliver end-to-end product features.

5+ years of backend engineering experience.
Proficiency in any modern backend language (e.g., TypeScript, Go, Java, Python, Rust).
Solid experience with SQL and relational databases - you should be comfortable writing raw queries and understanding database internals.
Degree in Computer Science, Math, or a related field - or equivalent experience backed by strong signals (e.g. brand-name startups, standout technical interviews).
The team cares about outcomes, not hours - as long as you're present for the one required meeting each day.
Work remotely with autonomy - only one required daily meeting (9:30am ET standup).

5+ years professional experience required About the Company Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed gaming startup operating at the intersection of real-money gaming and the creator economy.
This is a high-stakes, high-impact opportunity to work on a social casino product used by thousands of players around the clock.
The founding team is composed of seasoned entrepreneurs and engineers with backgrounds in crypto, gaming, and consumer tech - and they're backed by top-tier investors.
The Role This is not your average backend engineering role.
You'll work across a variety of areas - from scaling APIs and architecting new features to integrating gaming vendors and optimizing database performance.
No red tape, just great engineering and high-impact work.
Tackle high-throughput challenges related to concurrency, state, and scale.
Write performant, raw SQL queries (no ORMs used here) and reason deeply about data models.

$145,000-$160,000 base + equity Experience Level: 5+ years professional experience required About the Company Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed gaming startup operating at the intersection of real-money gaming and the creator economy.
With a core product already in market and generating significant revenue, they're expanding their engineering team to meet demand and build out the next generation of features.
This is a high-stakes, high-impact opportunity to work on a social casino product used by thousands of players around the clock.
The founding team is composed of seasoned entrepreneurs and engineers with backgrounds in crypto, gaming, and consumer tech - and they're backed by top-tier investors.
The Role This is not your average backend engineering role.
You'll join a small, elite team building infrastructure that must perform at scale and handle real-money transactions with zero room for error.

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