Lead Backend Engineer

Tampa, FL · 3 weeks ago

About the job

Position summary Our backend is a Scala / Play Framework platform built on Akka clustering and MongoDB, running real-time multiplayer casino gameplay, promotions, sweepstakes mechanics, and payment processing across three live products. The Lead Backend Engineer takes ownership of these systems end-to-end: the real-time gameplay layer, the payment and compliance surface, and the backend infrastructure shared across all three products. This is an ownership role, not a maintenance role. The expectation is architectural and operational leadership across a large, mature, multi-product codebase — not just delivery against a backlog. Concretely: this person is expected to decide what the system...