Technical Leader – Gaming Platform Integrations
Lead the integrations backbone powering next-gen gaming experiences.
Gaming Platform Engineering | Johannesburg (Hybrid) | Negotiable salary
About Our Client
Our client is a leading gaming technology company developing advanced, scalable platforms that power immersive gaming experiences. With a focus on innovation, performance, and reliability, they deliver cloud-based solutions used across global markets. The environment values autonomy, collaboration, and cutting-edge engineering practices, offering opportunities to lead impactful projects that shape the future of gaming technology.
The Role: Technical Leader – Gaming Platform Integrations
This role owns the technical direction and architecture of complex platform integrations within a cloud-native gaming environment. You’ll remain hands-on while mentoring engineers, influencing system design, and ensuring high-quality, scalable software delivery across multiple teams and products.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of platform integrations across diverse gaming systems
- Define and enforce architectural best practices for APIs, microservices, and system interoperability
- Develop and maintain high-performance REST APIs using Node.js and Express
- Deploy, manage, and scale services on Azure using Kubernetes and related DevOps tooling
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business goals into robust technical solutions
- Oversee delivery processes, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Resolve complex technical challenges and coach engineers through debugging and optimization
- Ensure systems are observable, secure, and resilient under heavy load
About You
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a technical leadership capacity
- Proven expertise in Node.js, Express, RESTful API design, and system integration
- Strong experience with Azure cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and SQL/NoSQL databases
- Solid understanding of microservices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and distributed architectures
- Excellent communication and leadership skills collaborative, pragmatic, and delivery-focused
- Nice to have: .NET/C#, event-driven systems, messaging tools (e.g., Service Bus), or experience in gaming/betting environments
Desired Skills:
- REST API
- node.js
- kubernetes
- SQL
Desired Work Experience:
- 5 to 10 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Diploma