Senior Backend Developer

Sovrun — Philippines · Posted ~3 hours ago

Senior Full-time

Skills

backend development distributed systems API development real-time systems security authentication and authorization backend APIs event-driven systems authentication databases

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A senior backend engineering opportunity focused on designing reliable, low-latency systems, building secure APIs, and developing infrastructure for interactive digital experiences.

Highlights

Senior engineering role building high-scale backend systems with ownership of complex infrastructure, real-time processing, and secure services.

Description

THE ROLE We’re looking for a Sr. Backend Developer who can own complex, high-stakes systems end to end. This isn’t a maintenance role — you’ll be building new infrastructure, integrating operators, strengthening our RNG compliance posture, and contributing to the backend systems that power our AI character ecosystem across both Virtual One and Sovrun Studios. What You’ll Work On Game Server & Backend Infrastructure – Design, develop, and maintain highly available, low-latency backend systems powering real-time virtual sports and game events across multiple operators.Real-Time & On-Demand Gaming – Build event-driven systems that handle bet-to-game execution, concurrency, state management, result processing, and real-time delivery.RNG & Regulatory Compliance – Develop systems that support RNG certification, audit logging, game result tracking, and compliance with applicable iGaming standards.Security & Access Control – Build secure authentication, authorization, API, session, and tenant-isolation systems for a regulated gaming environment.Operator Integrations – Develop APIs and integration infrastructure for new operators, including wallet/fund transfers, player sessions, game launches, reporting, sandbox environments, and white-label configurations.Analytics & Reporting – Build reliable data pipelines and reporting systems for game outcomes, betting activity, RTP performance, settlements, analytics, and regulatory audits.AI Character & Influencer Backend – Support backend systems for AI-powered virtual characters, including personality/state management, LLM integrations, dynamic commentary, and AI-generated content pipelines.Performance & Reliability – Monitor and optimize system performance, design for fault tolerance and scalability, and participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. What We’re Looking For 4+ years of backend development experience, preferably with production-grade, high-availability systems Strong experience in Node.js, Python, Go, or similar backend languages Experience with real-time or event-driven systems Knowledge of security, databases, logging, audit, and compliance Experience with iGaming/RNG or regulated environments is a plus Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, lean team Bonus: Experience with LLMs/AI, crypto payments, or blockchain/on-chain systems Benefits: Additional leave Competitive Pay Flexible schedule Health insurance Pay raise Work from home Work Location: Hybrid remote in Makati