Backend Developer

About Videoslots

Videoslots is an online casino, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Malta.

Position

As a Backend Developer, you will be working on our in-house projects: designing features, writing code, performing code reviews, solving problems, tracking down bugs and delivering stable and well written solutions.

You will form part of a cross functional development team where the team owns and drives the continuous improvement of our products using agile methodologies.

Our backend is powered by a LEMP stack, GraphQL and we rely on Vue.js for our frontend. Other technologies we work with are LXC, Redis, Cassandra, ElasticSearch and Hadoop to mention a few. We are inherently a curious team and are always on the lookout for new technologies which could potentially be incorporated in our stack.

You will:

• Design and develop new Backend features
• Perform functional requirements analysis
• Write high quality code and documentation
• Work closely with other developers, QA and product teams
• Apply analytical skills and be committed to quality
• Help track requests, issues, work progress and any other changes using our project management tools
• Provide estimates and technical documentation on request
• Write code with performance, reliability and maintainability in mind
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
• Work in collaboration with external partners when required
• Manage code changes using our version control system
• Perform code reviews

Your qualification

• You have experience in a comparable software development role, and
• You master PHP as a programming language
• You have good knowledge of REST or GraphQL web services
• You are proficient with development in Linux environments
• You care about software quality, you care about software engineering and you want to make a difference
• You have good attention to detail
• You can work with minimal supervision
• You have a good command of both verbal and written English Proven Laravel experience would be considered as an advantage
• Experience in iGaming would be considered an advantage
• Having a degree in Information Technology or another related field would be considered an advantage

What we offer

• Private health insurance
• Birthday leave
• Additional marriage leave
• Additional paternity leave
• 5 days of your sick leave to care for your sick child
• 1 volunteer day
• Fexible start and finish times (except for teams who work shifts)
• Free transport home for late night shifts
• Refer a friend bonus
• Wellness allowance
• Professional development support
• Department team building activities
• Monthly get-togethers and activities
• Wednesday and Friday Breakfasts
• Daily fresh fruit, tea and coffee
• Party tickets and free beach club access
• Relocation package and assistance
• Company loyalty trip