Added: 2025-04-12 13:26.00
Updated: 2025-04-20 03:13.14

Weekend Backend Engineer

polska, Poland

Type: n/a

Category: Engineering & Manufacturing

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Requirements: English
Company: Sporty Group
Region: polska ,

We consistently top the charts as one of if not the most used Sports Betting website in the countries we operate in.

With millions of weekly active users, we strive to be the best in industry for our users.

In this role, youll be responsible for developing microservices in a distributed deployment environment with an emphasis on containerisation with Docker and K8S. You wont just be writing simple CRUD applications, but instead will be working on the core logic of complex systems that are accessed millions of times a day. We wrote our system from scratch about 3 years ago, so youll be working with the latest technology and wont have to worry about decades old legacy code.

With our millions of users a key focus for our platform is that of stability and robustness, by ensuring we have 24/7 coverage on our team we aim to be the best sporting platform in the world.

Our Stack (we don''t expect you to have all of these)

Language: Java 8+

Frameworks: Spring Boot (Tomcat, Netty), Spring Data, Spring Cloud

Architecture: Microservices, REST API, Message Queues

Database: MySQL, MyBatis, ShardingSphere, MongoDB

Caching: Redis (AWS ElastiCache), ElasticSearch

Message Queue: RocketMQ

Cloud: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS

Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, AWS CloudWatch

Responsibilities

  1. Work across a Friday-Tuesday shift pattern (including the weekend)
  2. Develop highly-scalable mobile internet backends for millions of users
  3. Work with Project Managers and other development team members to determine new features and user stories needed in new / revised applications or large/complex development projects
  4. Participate in code reviews with peers and managers to ensure that each increment adheres to original vision as described in the user story and all standard resource libraries and architecture patterns as appropriate
  5. Respond to support calls for applications in production for quick diagnosis and repair to keep things running smoothly for users
  6. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives
  7. Mentoring less experienced team members

Requirements

  1. Minimum of 3+ Years within a relevant role
  2. Be based within Europe or Latin America
  3. Preferred experience in Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data and iBATIS
  4. Strong experience with highly-scalable web backends
  5. Experience designing highly transactional systems
  6. Advanced proficiency in Object Oriented Design (OOD) and analysis
  7. Advanced proficiency in application of analysis / design engineering functions
  8. Advanced proficiency in application of non-functional software qualities such as resiliency and maintainability
  9. Advanced proficiency in modern behavior-driven testing techniques
  10. Deep understanding of Microservices
  11. Proficient in SQL
  12. Expert knowledge of application development with technologies like RabbitMQ, MySQL, Redis etc
  13. Strong experience with container and cloud solutions such as Docker, Kubernetes and AWS Cloud
  14. An ability to work independently
  15. Excellent communication skills in English

Benefits

  1. Quarterly and flash bonuses
  2. We have core hours of 10am-3pm in a local timezone, but flexible hours outside of this
  3. Top-of-the-line equipment
  4. Referral bonuses
  5. 28 days paid annual leave
  6. Annual company retreat
  7. Highly talented, dependable co-workers in a global, multicultural organisation
  8. Payment via DEEL, a world class online wallet system
  9. Our teams are small enough for you to be impactful
  10. Our business is globally established and successful, offering stability and security to our Team Members

Our Mission

Our mission is to be an everyday entertainment platform for everyone.

Our Operating Principles

  1. Create Value for Users
  2. Act in the Long-Term Interests of Sporty
  3. Focus on Product Improvements & Innovation
  4. Be Responsible
  5. Preserve Integrity & Honesty
  6. Respect Confidentiality & Privacy
  7. Ensure Stability, Security & Scalability
  8. Work Hard with Passion & Pride

Interview Process

  1. Online HackerRank Test (Max time of 90 Minutes)
  2. Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team
  3. Remote video interview with 3 x Team Members (45 mins each, not separate days)
  4. 24-72 hour feedback loops throughout process

Post Interview Process

  1. Feedback call on successful interview
  2. Offer released followed by contract
  3. ID Check Via Zinc & 2 references from previous employers

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