Job title : Technical Leader - Gaming Platform Integrations
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : December 11, 2025
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Job Description
A leader in South Africa's gaming and entertainment industry is seeking an exceptional Technical Leader to join their Gaming Platform Engineering team. This is a hands-on role where you will be pivotal in shaping the technical direction, architecture, and implementation of mission-critical integrations for their core gaming platform using leading-edge technologies.Responsibilities :
Lead the design and implementation of complex integrations within our gaming platform ecosystem.Drive technical decision-making on system design, technology choices, and architectural patterns (API design, Microservices, Cloud-Native).Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.Actively contribute code to critical integration projects.Develop robust REST APIs and integration services primarily using Node.js, Express, and JavaScript (ES6+).Implement scalable solutions on Azure cloud infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes for container orchestration.Work with both SQL (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.Troubleshoot complex technical challenges across the full stack.Partner with Product Managers and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.Lead technical planning, estimation, and delivery of integration projects.Champion code quality through code reviews and continuous improvement of engineering practices.Minimum Requirements :
7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.Strong expertise in Node.js and Express.js for building enterprise-grade applications.Extensive experience with RESTful API development and integration design patterns.Proven track record building integrations between multiple systems / third-party services.Solid experience with Azure cloud services (App Services, Service Bus, API Management, etc.).Strong knowledge of Kubernetes (orchestration, deployment, scaling).Database expertise with relational databases (design and optimization).Familiarity with CI / CD, automated testing, DevOps, and microservices architecture.Bonus Skills
Experience in the gaming / betting industry.Familiarity with message queuing / event-driven architectures (e.g., Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ).Experience with .NET / C#.ICT jobs