Senior Backend + DevOps Engineer
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About the Role
Dizzaract is looking for a Senior Backend + DevOps Engineer to build, scale, and secure core systems for their gaming platform. The role requires strong TypeScript/Node.js expertise, DevOps practices including Kubernetes and CI/CD, and experience with distributed systems and high-load environments.
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Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable server side applications using TypeScript, Node.js, and NestJS
- Contribute to system architecture ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins)
- Manage and scale Kubernetes clusters and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Implement infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK)
- Design and optimise databases (SQL and NoSQL)
- Develop and maintain integrations with internal services, external APIs, and microservices
- Implement logging, monitoring, telemetry, and fault tolerant systems
- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and sprint planning
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend development experience with prior Senior role
- Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js ecosystem (NestJS, Express, or Fastify)
- Proven experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB)
- Solid understanding of distributed systems and event driven architectures
- Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS)
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design
- English level Upper Intermediate (B2+) or higher
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About the Company
- Dizzaract is a product driven company operating at the intersection of gaming, digital platforms, and AI.
- We build and scale multiple products, including Farcana, Gamed, and FAR Labs.
About the Role
- We’re looking for a Senior Backend + DevOps Engineer to build, scale, and secure the core systems behind our gaming platform and live services.
- This is a dual focused role where you will design robust application architecture and own the infrastructure lifecycle.
Who You Are
- Senior Engineer with Strong Fundamentals: minimum 5+ years experience and Senior level role previously.
- TypeScript/Node.js Expert: deep proficiency in Node.js and frameworks like NestJS, Express, or Fastify.
- DevOps Mindset: treat infrastructure as code, experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD automation.
- Systems Thinker: understand distributed systems, event driven architecture.
- Execution Focused: comfortable owning features and infrastructure end to end.
- Collaborative Builder: work well across teams.
Responsibilities
- Backend Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable server side applications using TypeScript, Node.js, and NestJS.
- Architecture & Systems Design: Contribute to system architecture ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.
- Infrastructure & DevOps: Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage Kubernetes clusters, implement infrastructure as code.
- Data & Storage: Design and optimise databases (SQL and NoSQL).
- Integrations & APIs: Develop and maintain integrations with internal services, external APIs, and microservices.
- Observability & Reliability: Implement logging, monitoring, telemetry, and fault tolerant systems.
- Collaboration: Work closely with frontend, game, and DevOps teams.
- Engineering Process: Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and sprint planning.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend development experience, with prior Senior role.
- Mandatory: Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js ecosystem (NestJS, Express, or Fastify).
- Mandatory DevOps: Proven experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB).
- Solid understanding of distributed systems and event driven architectures.
- Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design (GraphQL is a plus).
- Experience working in high load or real time systems is a plus.
- English level: Upper Intermediate (B2+) or higher.
What We Offer
- Real ownership and direct impact on a global AI infrastructure product.
- Hands on work with high load, distributed systems in a live product environment.
- Fast execution, low bureaucracy, and a highly collaborative, idea driven team.
- Exposure to cutting edge AI, distributed systems, and hardware level optimisation.
- Modern tech stack (TypeScript, Node.js, Kubernetes) and technically challenging tasks.
- Competitive salary with performance based incentives.
- 24 days annual leave, plus public holidays.
- Health insurance.
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