Backend Engineer
Title: Backend Engineer Department: Tech Location: Remote About CoinPoker Welcome to CoinPoker, the innovative crypto-poker platform where advanced blockchain technology meets the thrilling world of online poker. At CoinPoker, we are revolutionizing the poker experience by offering fast, secure, and transparent gameplay. With recent substantial investment, we are poised to take over the online crypto-poker space and are expanding our team to support our growth. The Opportunity: We are looking for an experienced backend engineer with 5-7 years of experience, ideally with a strong background in heavy data workflows or gaming industry experience. You must be EU-based, proficient in backend technologies, and ready to join a fast-paced remote team. Key Responsibilities: Ability to design and build scalable, high-performance backend systems and microservices. Experience architecting distributed systems capable of handling high concurrency and real-time traffic. Ability to write clean, maintainable, production-grade code. Experience owning end-to-end feature development from design to deployment. Ability to optimize systems for performance, scalability, and reliability. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams for seamless releases. Participation in code reviews and architectural discussions. Ability to troubleshoot production issues and lead root cause analysis. Highly Desired Knowledge and Experience: 5–7 years of backend engineering experience in high-scale systems. Strong proficiency in Java, Go, Node.js, or Python. Strong understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms. Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices architecture. Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases. Experience with distributed systems and high-concurrency environments. Solid understanding of caching, queues, and asynchronous processing. Experience with cloud environments (AWS preferred). Strong debugging and performance optimization skills. Preferred: Experience in real-money gaming or high-traffic consumer platforms. Preferred: Familiarity with event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.). Preferred: Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes. Preferred: Knowledge of CI/CD practices and DevOps workflows. Preferred: Exposure to system observability and monitoring tools. Our recruitment process is as follows: Apply Have an introduction call with the recruitment team Do a test Have a technical interview Equal Opportunities CoinPoker is an equal-opportunity advocate welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. Apply To This Job