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Senior Backend Engineer - Sports
LeoVegas GroupSwedenfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Mar 2026
About the role
ABOUT THE ROLE Join our dynamic team in Stockholm as a Senior Backend Engineer. In this role, you will play a crucial part in our Sportsbook domain, by working on the most impactful problems and being able to bring about change with effective momentum. You'll collaborate closely with our Staff Engineers, participating in tech meetings, validating architectural decisions, and ensuring seamless communication flow. Additionally, you'll work collaboratively with various teams, contributing to planning, tech solutions discussions, and feature development. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive solutions and actively shape our backend architecture. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: ● Designing, developing and refactoring microservices. ● Conducting code reviews and mentoring team members.● Integrating new products and building internal services to support our ecosystem. ● Taking ownership, problem-solving and collaborating with other teams. OUR SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE: ESSENTIAL SKILLS: ● You have experience with common Java frameworks such as Spring and JPA ● Experience with Kotlin ● Demonstrated ability to build services from scratch. ● You’re no stranger to working with relational databases such as MySQL ● You have experience in building scalable and fault-tolerant systems and are familiar with microservice architectures NICE TO HAVES: ● Familiarity with additional technologies such as Akka, Hazelcast, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Consul, Google Cloud Platform, Vert.x and BigQuery. WHO WE ARE At the core of LeoVegas Group is Team Leo. Our culture is our foundation and is what enables us to innovate, build, and lead as we trailblaze our way through the igaming industry. We’re a team of over 1400 innovators, initiators, and groundbreakers working in a fast-paced and agile environment across 11 offices worldwide.
JOIN US!
In our pride, we empower our teammates to find their roar and run with their wildest ideas. We don’t wait for things to happen; we pounce and make it happen! Would you be a good fit for the Leo Pride - give us a roar!
**As our company working language is English, we’d like to see your CV in English, please**
BENEFITS
- Hybrid work policy
- 4 weeks of Workation (T&C apply)
- 30 annual vacation days
- Occupational Pension
- 5,000 SEK wellness contribution annually
- Parental Leave Top-Up
- Possibility to enrol in a private health care insurance for both you and your partner
- 1,500 SEK equipment allowance
- Benify - benefits portal with many offers and discounts
JOIN US!
In our pride, we empower our teammates to find their roar and run with their wildest ideas. We don’t wait for things to happen; we pounce and make it happen! Would you be a good fit for the Leo Pride - give us a roar!
**As our company working language is English, we’d like to see your CV in English, please**
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