Senior Software Architect

We’re Hiring: Senior Application Architect
InGame Sports
InGame Sports is looking for a Senior Application Architect to lead the design and evolution of scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys owning architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and building systems that scale under real-world demand.
About the RoleAs a Senior Application Architect, you will be responsible for defining system architecture, guiding technical direction, and ensuring the delivery of robust backend services. You will work closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable technical solutions.
What You’ll Do-Design and own application and system architecture
-Lead technical decisions related to scalability, performance, security, and reliability
-Build and maintain backend services using Node.js (REST APIs, microservices, event-driven systems)
-Architect and optimize PostgreSQL databases (schema design, indexing, query optimization)
-Define and enforce architectural standards and best practices
-Conduct architecture and code reviews; mentor senior and mid-level engineers
-Collaborate with product and business teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
-Design, deploy, and manage systems on AWS with a focus on availability and cost efficiency
-Drive performance tuning, monitoring, and long-term system improvements
What We’re Looking ForExperience-5+ years of professional software development experience
-2+ years in a senior technical or architecture-focused role
Technical Skills-Strong expertise in Node.js (JavaScript / TypeScript)
-Advanced experience with PostgreSQL, including performance tuning and migrations
-Strong knowledge of AWS, including:
-EC2, ECS / EKS, Lambda
-RDS (PostgreSQL), S3
-IAM, VPC, CloudWatch
-Solid understanding of backend and distributed system design
-Experience designing RESTful APIs (GraphQL is a plus)
-Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis, in-memory caching)
-Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
-Strong understanding of cloud security best practices
Nice to Have-Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS)
-Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
-Experience scaling systems under high load