Super is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

We are on a mission to pioneer the world’s next era of play. As we grow across Europe and Latin America, we’re building The Playstack - the technology powering the next generation of sports, gaming, and fan experiences. Join us, and help make it the most widely used platform in the world! From operations, to marketing, to product, we are looking for talented people who will shape how millions of customers play, watch, and connect every day. The Gaming Platform team at Super owns the core transaction pipeline that powers every gaming interaction across our ecosystem — from spins and sessions to financial transactions. This platform sits at the heart of our gaming architecture, connecting multiple game providers across jurisdictions. As a Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in building and operating a high-throughput, distributed gaming platform built on Erlang. What the role involves Transaction Pipeline Ownership - Develop, maintain, and optimise internal services powering the gaming ecosystem - Deliver new features, resolve bugs, and continuously improve performance across Erlang services Provider Integrations & Configuration - Integrate and manage configurations for multiple game providers - Support provider migrations and upgrades Infrastructure & Platform Engineering - Manage and optimise Kubernetes workloads within AWS - Tune system resources (CPU, memory), Kafka configurations, DynamoDB usage, and DNS setups - Collaborate with SRE teams on cross-platform reliability and scalability On-call & Incident Response - Act as an escalation point for production issues - Investigate and resolve platform incidents, perform root cause analysis, and drive fixes - Office-hours and out-of-hours on-call is possible Scalability & Performance - Monitor and scale platform capacity during high-traffic campaigns - Prevent service degradation and ensure a seamless player experience under load Cross-team Collaboration - Support internal teams (Engagement, Content Integrations, Integration) with API usage and transaction behaviour - Enable features such as free spins, bonus rounds, and other gameplay mechanics Key Projects & Initiatives You'll contribute to and shape several high-impact initiatives, including: - Gaming infrastructure improvements and traffic optimisation - Provider reliability and integration layers - Platform observability and debugging enhancements - Grafana enhancements - AI-driven development improvements What we are looking for - Solid understanding of high-availability, low-latency systems - Strong backend engineering experience in distributed systems - Experience with Erlang, or willingness to learn - Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and Kubernetes - Familiarity with event-driven architectures (e.g. Kafka) - Strong debugging and incident management skills - Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-scale production environment Tech Stack - Languages: Erlang (prior experience in other functional languages is a plus, or willingness to learn) - Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes - Data & Streaming: DynamoDB, Kafka - Monitoring: Grafana - Tools: GitHub, Jira, AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code) What we offer - Medical / Health Insurance - Open Annual Leave - Employee Assistance Programme - Training & Learning Development Additional benefits vary by country and will be shared during the hiring process.