Senior Software Engineer (iGaming)

We are on the hunt for a Senior Java Backend Engineer for their engineering hub in Cape Town.

This team builds and maintains high-performance gaming and sports platforms used by millions of customers worldwide.

Reporting into the engineering leadership team, this is a hands-on role focused on designing and delivering scalable backend services that power real-time betting, media, and sports products.

This opportunity is ideal for a senior level backend engineer who enjoys solving complex system challenges, working with high-throughput distributed systems, and owning features from design through to production.

What You Will Do:

As a Senior Java Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and delivering reliable, scalable backend services within a modern engineering environment.

• Design and build scalable backend services using Java and the Spring ecosystem
• Own end-to-end feature delivery from architecture and development through deployment and optimisation
• Develop high-throughput, low-latency systems supporting real-time sports betting and media platforms
• Write clean, well-tested, production-ready code and contribute to maintaining high engineering standards through code reviews and design discussions
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and fellow engineers to shape technical solutions
• Design and optimise relational data models and write efficient SQL queries
• Manage database schema changes and migrations while maintaining production stability
• Contribute to improvements in developer experience including tooling, pipelines, observability, and performance
• Work with event-driven and message-based systems using technologies such as Kafka and RabbitMQ
• Use modern development tools and AI assistants (such as Copilot) pragmatically to improve development efficiency
• Participate in Agile delivery processes including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives

All About You:

We are looking for a technically strong Senior Backend Engineer with deep experience in Java and modern backend architecture.

• Strong experience building enterprise-grade Java applications
• Deep hands-on experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud, Spring Security)
• Experience designing scalable, maintainable, and observable backend systems
• Strong experience with relational databases and SQL optimisation
• Experience working with message queues or event-driven systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Experience using Git-based workflows including pull requests, branching strategies, and code reviews
• Experience collaborating within Agile development teams
• Ability to mentor other engineers and contribute to raising engineering standards
• Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to evaluate trade-offs in system design

Nice to Have:

• Experience in iGaming, sports betting, fintech, or other regulated high-scale industries
• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly GCP
• Experience working with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to frontend frameworks such as Vue.js or Angular
• Experience with performance tuning, distributed systems, or event-driven architecture
• Experience improving developer tooling, observability, or platform engineering capabilities

Tech Stack

• Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, AMQP
• Databases: MySQL, MongoDB
• Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ
• Cloud: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Frontend (exposure): Vue.js, Angular
• Testing & APIs: Cypress, Postman
• Version Control: GitHub
• IDE: IntelliJ Ultimate
• Containers & CI/CD: Docker and modern deployment pipelines

Additional Information

• Location: Cape Town, South Africa
• 21 days annual leave
• Discovery Medical Aid
• Discretionary company performance bonus
• Opportunity to work on globally scaled sports betting and gaming platforms
• Collaborative engineering culture focused on technical excellence and delivery

If you are a Senior Java Engineer looking to build high-scale platforms within the sports and gaming technology space, we would love to hear from you.