Backend Team Lead
Core
Design, implement, and maintain backend services, APIs, and infrastructure for high-energy gaming experiences.
Role type
Senior Backend Team Lead (NodeJS/NestJS)
Builds
Scalable backend services, APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure for global gaming platforms
Domain
Gaming / Cloud-native backend engineering
Required skills
NodeJS, NestJS, Postgres, Redis, BullMQ, system design, scalability, end-to-end feature ownership
Preferred skills
AWS/GCP/Azure, Terraform, Amazon Aurora, dbt, data pipelines, ETL, data warehouses (BigQuery, Redshift, Materialize)
Technologies
NestJS, Postgres, Redis, BullMQ, React, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, Amazon Aurora, BigQuery, Redshift, Materialize
Responsibilities
Design and implement backend services and APIs; manage database models and caching strategies; handle background job processing; collaborate with frontend teams; own features from infrastructure to UI; contribute to architecture and technical roadmap; manage cloud deployments and scalability.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team lead responsibilities (via careerplan.io/jobs/9A-003-04-B62-backend-team-lead-at-realplay)
