Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun.

SciPlay currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes Slots, Backgammon Live and Solitaire Pet Adventure with offices all over the world!

Position Summary

We’re looking for a hands-on Full-Stack Team Lead to join SciPlay’s SciTech group – our platform team that drives innovation and provides tech solutions empowering our partner teams to create the best player experiences.

You’ll lead a global team of developers and QA engineers (based mainly in Ukraine), guiding both the technical direction and team’s growth, while remaining actively involved in coding and solution design.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a distributed team of developers and QA engineers.
• Develop and maintain back-end services with C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Core.
• Build and optimize mobile-first web apps using TypeScript, React, and JSX.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications and services across the full SDLC.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs.
• Ensure high standards of performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
• Conduct code reviews, share best practices, and stay updated on emerging technologies.
  
  

• 7+ years of full-stack development experience.
• 2+ years of proven experience in leading and managing a development team.
• Strong back-end programming skills in C#, .NET, JavaScript, or Python.
• Solid knowledge of SQL & NoSQL databases, distributed systems, and microservices architecture.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
• Strong front-end skills with HTML, CSS, and modern best practices.
• Experience with modern version control systems (Git, Mercurial).
• Strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills.
  
  

• Previous tech lead experience.
• Experience with e-commerce platforms, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), and AWS services (RDS, DynamoDB, ECS, Fargate).
• Familiarity with microservices (Node.js, Lambda) and containerization (Docker, Vagrant).
• Background working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environments.