Team Lead Node.js Engineer

Ukraine
Full Time
VeliPlay
Experienced
VeliTech is a product company, where everyone is passionate about technology and strives to stay ahead of the curve. Our team is fueled by a deep understanding of cutting-edge frameworks, technologies, and continuous learning.

This combo brought us success, 35+ million users served with our iGaming products, breakthrough Tech Radar, and a team of 200+ bright minds who made this happen.

We invite a Team Lead Node.js Engineer to join the VeliPlay product team.

VeliPlay is a dynamic game studio redefining the world of instant games with fast, engaging, and visually striking experiences. As part of the VeliTech ecosystem, we don’t just create games — we craft high-performance entertainment tailored to modern player preferences. Our focus is on building next-generation crash games and innovative gaming experiences that seamlessly blend engaging mechanics, immersive visuals, and smooth gameplay.

In this role, you will:
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of backend services using NestJs
  • Engage in SRE practices, error resolution, and continuous improvement efforts within the team
  • Drive code quality, maintainability, and performance through clean, efficient, and scalable coding practices
  • Participate in technical decision-making, providing insights and recommendations
  • Seamlessly integrate our games with third-party iGaming platforms, ensuring a smooth and cohesive player experience
  • Develop and maintain a high-performance and resilient game engine for crash games, ensuring scalability to meet growing demands
Skills and experience you will need:
  • Understanding of design patterns and clean architecture
  • Experience with AWS (ECS, Fargate, lambda, Serverless)
  • Experience in working with: Docker, Gitlab CI, Redis
  • Experience with relational database design (mostly PostgreSQL)
  • Experience in system design
  • Upper-Intermediate English level
  • Proficiency in building, documenting, and consuming RESTful APIs
  • Good understanding of backend security practices (e.g., JWT, OAuth, data encryption)
  • Solid knowledge of event-driven architectures and experience with event sourcing or message queue systems
  • Ability to lead, mentor, and provide constructive feedback to other engineers
Will be a plus:
  • Experience in the iGaming/Fintech industry or a related field.
  • Familiarity with ELK stack + Grafana
  • Understanding of basic infrastructure and DevOps processes
  • Experience with managing team
How is the hiring process going?
Intro Call with TA Specialist → Technical Interview → Final interview → Offer

We offer:
  • Growth Opportunities: Expand your expertise, including launching your own product
  • Modern Technology: Work with microservices, serverless architecture, and SRE practices
  • Flexibility: Work remotely, in offices in Kyiv, Tbilisi, or London, or combine both
  • Public holidays: Enjoy each local bank holiday with your loved ones
  • Learning Opportunities: Budget for conferences, certifications, and courses
  • Personal Development: Tailored plans to achieve your сareer goals
  • Community: Various internal events and team-building activities





 
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