Backend Tech Lead (Node.js)

✅ Responsibilities:

✔️ Lead by example as a hands-on developer, contributing directly to coding tasks and architectural decisions;

✔️ Actively collaborate with team members to identify and resolve technical challenges;

✔️ Create an open environment for questions, feedback, and innovation;

✔️ Spend 50% of your time on coding, implementing solutions, and integrating 3rd party APIs;

✔️ Dedicate 50% of your time to designing scalable technical architectures and making high-level decisions;

✔️ Drive in-house platform development;

✔️ Establish and maintain coding standards, best practices, and efficient workflows;

✔️ Determine project requirements and develop work schedules for the team;

✔️ Delegate tasks effectively, ensuring delivery of daily, weekly, and monthly goals;

✔️ Liaise with management and stakeholders to ensure projects meet business requirements and technical standards.

✅ Requirements:

✔️ 8+ years of professional experience in the IT field;

✔️ 3+ years of experience in leadership roles;

✔️ Strong experience in Node.js, NestJS, and TypeScript;

✔️ Proficiency in JavaScript and ECMAScript 6 standards;

✔️ Deep understanding of REST and WebSockets implementation;

✔️ Strong knowledge of commercial databases (e.g., MySQL) and messaging systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Redis);

✔️ Experience with Git version control;

✔️ Hands-on experience in the iGaming domain or adjacent industries is a strong advantage;

✔️ Proven ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex technical issues;

✔️ Exceptional leadership, mentorship, and organizational skills;

✔️ Strong communication skills with at least an upper-intermediate level of English;

✔️ Prior experience in a role bridging development and architecture;

✔️ Familiarity with scalable, high-performance systems design and implementation.