Job Description

Senior Engineer Gaming Platform Integrations
Build high-impact integration services that keep the games flowing.
Johannesburg (Hybrid) | Gaming Platform Engineering | Full-time
About Our Client
A dynamic and rapidly growing gaming technology company that delivers cloud-first, scalable integrations powering real-time gaming experiences. They're driven by innovation, quality, and performance, operating in a collaborative environment that values learning, experimentation, and excellence in software engineering.
The Role: Senior Engineer, Gaming Platform Integrations
This role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining core integration services and RESTful APIs that connect internal platform components with third-party systems. You'll play a key role across the development lifecyclefrom architecture and implementation to testing and deploymenthelping shape high-performing, reliable, and future-ready gaming systems.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain integration services using Node.js and Express
Design, implement, and document RESTful APIs and integration frameworks
Build scalable microservices in Azure using Kubernetes
Write clean, well-structured, and thoroughly tested code
Participate in code reviews, design sessions, and knowledge sharing
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, driving system reliability and performance improvements
Enhance CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and automation processes
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless delivery
About You
5+ years of hands-on software development experience
Strong proficiency in Node.js, Express, JavaScript (ES6+), and Git workflows
Proven experience with REST API design, system integrations, and SQL databases
Familiar with Azure services, Kubernetes, and modern testing practices
Strong understanding of microservices, authentication/authorization, and observability principles
Growth-oriented mindset, strong communicator, and proactive team player comfortable in Agile environments
Nice to have: .NET/C#, messaging tools (Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka), NoSQL databases, Azure DevOps, Docker, and Infrastructure-as-Code

Skills Required