Backend Developer
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About The Company
Initiate International is a globally recognized recruitment firm specializing in connecting top-tier talent with leading organizations across various industries. With a strong focus on technology, gaming, finance, and more, Initiate International prides itself on delivering exceptional recruitment solutions tailored to client needs. The company is committed to fostering diversity, innovation, and excellence in every placement, ensuring that both clients and candidates achieve their strategic objectives.
About The Role
Be the engine behind a high-growth iGaming and sports betting platform - where performance, reliability, and scale are non-negotiable.
Our client is a rapidly expanding online betting and gaming operator, building systems that handle huge traffic spikes, real-time odds updates, and millions of transactions with zero room for error. They are looking for a Senior Backend Developer who thrives on complex, high-scale systems and wants their work to sit at the very core of the product.
If you enjoy solving hard engineering problems, designing distributed systems, and seeing your code perform under real pressure during major sports events, this is exactly your arena.
The opportunity involves helping to architect, build, and optimize the services that power sportsbook, casino, wallets, payments, player accounts, and more. You will be deeply involved in technical decisions, service design, and performance strategy—contributing beyond just task execution. Working closely with other senior engineers, product teams, DevOps, and data specialists, you will help continuously push the platform forward, ensuring it remains scalable, reliable, and efficient.
Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you should possess solid experience in modern backend development and be comfortable working across various technologies and architectures. A strong understanding of distributed systems, high-availability, and performance tuning is essential. Experience in high-transaction environments such as iGaming, fintech, or online gaming is highly advantageous.
Key qualifications include proven expertise in backend programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, C#, or Node.js (TypeScript). Familiarity with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems is necessary. Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL, along with caching solutions such as Redis or Memcached, is expected. Knowledge of messaging and streaming platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines will set you apart. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within an agile environment are also important.
Responsibilities
Initiate International is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We believe that diverse teams foster innovation and drive success, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are eager to contribute to our dynamic and collaborative work environment.
Initiate International is a globally recognized recruitment firm specializing in connecting top-tier talent with leading organizations across various industries. With a strong focus on technology, gaming, finance, and more, Initiate International prides itself on delivering exceptional recruitment solutions tailored to client needs. The company is committed to fostering diversity, innovation, and excellence in every placement, ensuring that both clients and candidates achieve their strategic objectives.
About The Role
Be the engine behind a high-growth iGaming and sports betting platform - where performance, reliability, and scale are non-negotiable.
Our client is a rapidly expanding online betting and gaming operator, building systems that handle huge traffic spikes, real-time odds updates, and millions of transactions with zero room for error. They are looking for a Senior Backend Developer who thrives on complex, high-scale systems and wants their work to sit at the very core of the product.
If you enjoy solving hard engineering problems, designing distributed systems, and seeing your code perform under real pressure during major sports events, this is exactly your arena.
The opportunity involves helping to architect, build, and optimize the services that power sportsbook, casino, wallets, payments, player accounts, and more. You will be deeply involved in technical decisions, service design, and performance strategy—contributing beyond just task execution. Working closely with other senior engineers, product teams, DevOps, and data specialists, you will help continuously push the platform forward, ensuring it remains scalable, reliable, and efficient.
Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you should possess solid experience in modern backend development and be comfortable working across various technologies and architectures. A strong understanding of distributed systems, high-availability, and performance tuning is essential. Experience in high-transaction environments such as iGaming, fintech, or online gaming is highly advantageous.
Key qualifications include proven expertise in backend programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, C#, or Node.js (TypeScript). Familiarity with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems is necessary. Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL, along with caching solutions such as Redis or Memcached, is expected. Knowledge of messaging and streaming platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines will set you apart. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within an agile environment are also important.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs that support core betting, gaming, and user account functionalities.
- Create low-latency, highly available, fault-tolerant systems capable of handling intense loads during major sporting events.
- Contribute to and shape a microservices architecture, ensuring clear service boundaries, scalability, observability, and resilience.
- Integrate with third-party systems including payment gateways, KYC providers, fraud detection services, trading feeds, and content providers, maintaining stability and security.
- Collaborate with product managers and frontend/mobile teams to refine requirements and translate them into robust backend solutions.
- Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code; actively participate in code and design reviews.
- Implement comprehensive observability practices including logging, metrics, and tracing to monitor service health and facilitate rapid debugging.
- Drive performance optimization efforts and capacity planning for services and data stores.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies, working closely with DevOps teams to streamline releases.
- Mentor and support mid-level and junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
- Engage in complex engineering challenges involving high throughput, low latency, and intricate business logic—far beyond typical CRUD applications.
- Work on systems that are central to the player experience and revenue generation, providing a tangible impact on the company's success.
- Enjoy influence and ownership over architecture decisions, tooling, and best practices as the platform and team grow.
- Be part of a strong tech culture that values quality, performance, and continuous learning, collaborating with experienced engineers dedicated to excellence.
- Receive a competitive compensation package, including an attractive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a hybrid working model based in Toronto.
Initiate International is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We believe that diverse teams foster innovation and drive success, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are eager to contribute to our dynamic and collaborative work environment.
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