Senior Backend Engineer (Core Team)
Playson, European Union +1
About the job
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer who thrives in a deeply hands-on environment and enjoys being close to the code on a daily basis. This role is heavily focused on building, optimising, and scaling backend services in a high-load system where performance and reliability are critical.
You’ll be working on complex, real-time challenges at the core of our platform - improving latency, ensuring high availability, and making systems more efficient at scale. This is not a coordination-heavy role; it’s for someone who enjoys writing production code, solving tough engineering problems, and seeing the direct impact of their work.
If you’re product-driven, take ownership, and prefer a “build first, improve fast” approach while working on systems where every millisecond matters - this role will feel like home.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as part of a cross-functional team owning a core product within the platform
- Design, build, and deliver new backend features end-to-end in a distributed environment
- Write high-quality, production-level code daily, contributing directly to a high-load, scalable system