Remote Platform Backend Engineer - Scalable iGaming

Games Inc; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming studio in the UK is looking for a skilled Platform Backend Engineer to build and maintain the backbone of its gaming platform. Candidates should have 3+ years of backend development experience and be proficient in a backend language like Java, C++, or Rust. This role offers a remote-first culture with opportunities for innovation and ownership in a rapidly evolving gaming environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Remote-first culture

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in backend development, ideally on platform or systems-level projects.
• Strong experience with at least one Backend/Systems Language (Java, C++, Rust, C#, GO).
• Good understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases and scaling database-driven applications.
• Familiarity with AWS infrastructure and cloud-based deployments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and maintaining platform services with a focus on performance.
• Developing new features across the core platform.
• Supporting integrations with operators, aggregators, and regulators.
• Writing clean, tested, maintainable code.
• Troubleshooting and optimising systems for reliability.

Skills

Backend development

Java

C++

Rust

C#

GO

Microservices

Distributed systems

AWS infrastructure

NoSQL databases

Tools

MongoDB

Github

Jenkins

Terraform

CAdvisor

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

A leading gaming studio in the UK is looking for a skilled Platform Backend Engineer to build and maintain the backbone of its gaming platform. Candidates should have 3+ years of backend development experience and be proficient in a backend language like Java, C++, or Rust. This role offers a remote-first culture with opportunities for innovation and ownership in a rapidly evolving gaming environment.