Software Engineer

Backend Engineer (Golang / DevOps) — Vertsa Play

📍  Location:  Porto, Portugal

💼  Type:  Full-Time · On-site

🎮 About Vertsa Play

Vertsa Play  is a company dedicated to developing  online casino games , focused on creating innovative, scalable, and high-quality gaming experiences for operators and players worldwide 🌍🎰

We work with modern technologies and service-oriented architectures, with a strong focus on  performance, scalability, and reliability , which are critical in the iGaming industry.

🎯 Role Overview

We are looking for a  Backend Engineer with a broad technical profile  — someone who enjoys  building backend systems  and also understands  DevOps, infrastructure, and production environments .

This role is ideal for someone autonomous, with strong logical thinking, who enjoys taking ownership and contributing to architectural decisions.

🧠 Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain  backend services in Golang
• Work with  SQL databases
• Contribute to  backend architecture and system design
• Collaborate on  DevOps and infrastructure-related tasks
• Support the full software lifecycle: development, deployment, and production
• Build and maintain  real-time and multiplayer systems

✅ Required Skills

• Solid experience in  Backend Development
• Strong knowledge of  Golang and SQL
• Experience with  AWS services  (e.g. EC2, RDS, S3)
• Practical understanding of  DevOps and cloud infrastructure
• Experience using  Git
• Knowledge of  HTTP and WebSocket communication
• Strong autonomy and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Availability for  on-site work in Porto

⭐ Nice to Have

• Experience integrating  external APIs
• Background in  online casino games  (slots, crash, table games, bingo)
• Experience with  Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with  unit testing and code quality practices
• Knowledge of Redis or messaging systems (e.g. NATS)

💡 What We Offer

• Opportunity to join a project at an  early stage  with real impact
• Technically challenging environment with  low bureaucracy
• Freedom to propose and implement technical solutions
• Professional growth in a highly specialized industry (iGaming)
• Small, focused, and ambitious team 🚀