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Backend Developer (Node.js)

Optiplay is an iGaming startup developing HTML5 slot games for online casino operators, combining creative game design with robust technical infrastructure.

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We're looking for a Middle+/Senior Backend Developer - first and foremost a strong, well-rounded backend engineer. The role splits roughly 70/30: 70% designing and maintaining our external integrations (casino operators and partner platforms), 30% general backend/platform work and system design.

Requirements

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain integrations with casino operators and partner platforms (wallet/transaction APIs, game launch, and reporting contracts), owning the full lifecycle from contract design to production monitoring;
  • Build resilient integration layers: retries, idempotency, timeouts, error mapping, and graceful degradation when a third party misbehaves;
  • Contribute to core backend services and platform features - APIs, messaging flows, data models, shared modules;
  • Take part in slot game development on our game logic platform - implementing game mechanics and mathematics alongside the core team;
  • Define and improve integration testing practices: contract testing, mocking/stubs, e2e, and stress/load testing;
  • Work closely with Game Logic, Product, and DevOps teams to keep integration contracts stable as the platform evolves;
  • Participate in code reviews, technical decisions, and architecture discussions across the backend.

What you bring

  • 3-5+ years of backend development experience with Node.js + TypeScript, including ownership of non-trivial systems;
  • Proven experience designing and maintaining external integrations (REST/HTTP, XML/SOAP, RPC-style, or webhook-based);
  • Solid understanding of modular, service-oriented backend architecture, ideally from enterprise or scale-up environments;
  • Practical experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ or Kafka) and event-driven, queue-based design;
  • Strong grasp of integration testing approaches: contract testing, mocking, e2e, and stress testing;
  • Confident with PostgreSQL and Redis, CI/CD, Git, and monitoring/observability tools (Grafana, Loki, Tempo);
  • Comfortable with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes for containerized deployments.

Nice to have

  • Experience in iGaming, gambling platforms, or RNG/game provider integrations;
  • Familiarity with ArgoCD and GitOps workflows.

Benefits

  • 21 vacation days + 2 extra day-offs annually;
  • 12 paid sick days;
  • Fully remote format - work from anywhere you feel productive;
  • Flexible schedule: start your day anytime between 08:00-11:00 CET;
  • Fixed budget for health insurance and gym/fitness;
  • Provided all required work equipment;
  • Zero bureaucracy and direct communication with founders and C-level;
  • Minimal meetings, async-friendly workflow;
  • Startup energy: fast motion, creativity, and tight-knit communication;
  • Business trips and team meetups several times per year;
  • Multiple salary payout options (flexible formats);
  • …And many more perks unlocked after we hit break-even.

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Experience

3 years minimum

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

Ukraine +/- 0 hours

About Optiplay

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Optiplay is an emerging iGaming company specializing in the development of high-quality HTML5 slot games for online casino operators and gaming platforms. Founded by a team of industry veterans who left traditional corporate environments to build something better, the company operates with a startup mindset characterized by rapid iteration, creative freedom, and minimal bureaucracy.

The company focuses on creating visually compelling and technically sophisticated slot games that integrate seamlessly with casino operator platforms through wallet APIs, game launch mechanisms, and reporting contracts. Optiplay's development approach emphasizes end-to-end game production, from initial prototype through production release, with a strong emphasis on reusable components, shared pipelines, and architectural decisions that benefit the entire product portfolio. Their technical environment spans both frontend game development using Pixi.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, alongside robust backend infrastructure built on Node.js with PostgreSQL, Redis, and message brokers like RabbitMQ and Kafka. The company maintains cloud-native operations on AWS with containerized deployments through Docker and Kubernetes, supported by comprehensive monitoring tools for production stability.

Employee benefits

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Sick Leave

12 paid sick days annually

Annual Leave

21 vacation days plus 2-5 extra day-offs annually

Flexible Scheduling

Flexible daily start time between 08:00-12:00 CET

Equipment Provision

All required work equipment provided by the company

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