Backend Team Lead

Description RealPlay LTD is a fast-growing and innovative startup in the Gaming industry. We specialize in developing innovative, high-energy games. Our team is passionate about crafting immersive gaming experiences and pushing the boundaries of technology. At RealPlay, you’ll find a collaborative and creative work environment. We're passionate about creating engaging, data-driven digital experiences that delight and inspire players across the globe. We're looking for a talented and passionate Backend Engineer who can take full ownership of features -across infrastructure, backend logic, and API design - and work closely with the frontend to deliver exceptional user experiences. Responsibilities ● Design, implement, and maintain backend services using NestJS ● Work withDB and Redis to build efficient data models and caching strategies ● Manage background processing with BullMQ ● Collaborate with frontend engineers working in React ● Own features from infrastructure to UI: design, develop, test, deploy, and monitor ● Contribute to architecture decisions and help shape our technical roadmap ● Work in a cloud-native environment and manage deployments, configuration, and scalability. Requirements ● 5+ years of experience with NodeJS, NestJS, Postgres, Redis, and job queues ● Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and performance ● Ability to take ownership of end-to-end feature delivery, including frontend integration Nice to Have: ● Cloud experience (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) ● Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code ● Experience with Amazon Aurora ● Familiarity with dbt or other data engineering tools ● Understanding of data pipelines, ETL, and materialized views ● Experience working with data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery, Redshift, Materialize)