Senior Scala Engineer (iGaming)

Senior Scala Engineer (iGaming)

About Betby

As a fast-growing, award-winning company, Betby powers the industry with our premium sportsbook, featuring world-class risk management and seamless omni-channel support, reaching millions of players across countless markets.

With offices in Latvia, Malta, Spain, and Montenegro, we offer a vibrant work culture, relocation opportunities, and full support for remote talent across the globe.

Join Betby and unlock endless opportunities for growth, success, and making a real impact in the world of iGaming!

Short Description

We are looking for a experienced Scala Engineer to join our Line management team at BETBY. The team is building and maintaining platform that delivers betting odds to the sportsbook. This is a high-impact role within a cross-functional environment, working closely with multiple teams and services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Scala-based sportsbook services.
• Work on real-time sportsbook data delivery using WebSocket and GraphQL.
• Rework the current line delivery protocol and support the migration from RabbitMQ to Kafka.
• Improve streaming solutions to increase performance, scalability, and loading speed.
• Optimize sportsbook configuration processing across services.
• Work on Weblines, WebSocket/GraphQL lines, and other high-load sportsbook components.
• Contribute to architecture and technical decisions for streaming and line delivery systems.
• Refactor and improve existing services.
• Add and improve functional, integration, performance, and regression testing practices.
• Help make releases safer, faster, and more reliable.

Requirements

• Strong backend engineering experience (Senior or strong Middle+)
• Solid knowledge of Scala and its ecosystem (Effect libraries such as Cats Effect, ZIO, Kyo)
• Solid knowledge of streaming implementations in Scala (Reactive Streams, Akka, FS2, etc.)
• Experience building web services (REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets)
• Experience developing distributed systems and microservices (e.g. Kafka, RabbitMQ, RPC)
• Ability to work with complex system design and non-trivial business logic

Perks and Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance with coverage for your well-being
• Paid sick leave up to 10 days without medical certificate
• 20 days of paid vacation plus additional leave for important life events
• Learning and growth opportunities with support for professional development
• Language learning support for multilingual collaboration
• Modern hardware provided for your work
• International team environment across multiple countries
• Corporate events and team activities
• Welfare support program for critical situations
• Gifts and support for major life milestones