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Lead Software Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems while optimizing performance and security. Mentor engineers and drive technical strategy in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Trivelta builds the technology that powers modern, social-first gaming experiences. Through our proprietary sportsbook and casino engine, we enable partners to launch their own fully branded, legally compliant gaming products — combining real social interactions, predictive gameplay, and casino entertainment in one unified experience.
Headquartered in Boston with operations in Monterrey, Barcelona, and Atlanta, we’re scaling rapidly and building a team passionate about redefining how people play, socialize and connect with each other.
As a Lead Software Engineer at Trivelta you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining the platform’s core infrastructure. As a technical leader, this individual will be responsible for driving innovation, optimizing system performance, and ensuring the scalability, security, and reliability while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, security, compliance, and data analytics.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect & Develop Backend Systems — Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend solutions, ensuring robust APIs for mobile, web, and third-party integrations.
- Ensure Performance, Security & Compliance — Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability; implement security best practices; ensure compliance with AML, KYC, data privacy, and state-by-state sweepstakes regulations.
- Manage Data Infrastructure — Build and maintain data pipelines to support analytics, fraud detection, geolocation controls, and regulatory reporting.
- Lead & Mentor — Provide technical leadership, guide engineers in best practices, and foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
- Drive Technical Strategy — Lead architectural discussions, evaluate emerging technologies in gaming/fintech/AI fraud detection, and align solutions with long-term company goals.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally — Partner with product, finance, compliance, and support teams to translate requirements into technical solutions and ensure seamless operations.
- Ensure Operational Resilience — Lead incident response for outages or security events, implement proactive monitoring/alerting systems, and conduct root cause analysis for long-term fixes.
Qualifications
- Proven experience designing, developing, and scaling high-performance backend systems.
- Expert hands-on expertise in Python for backend development, automation, and data processing.
- Skilled in API development, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring engineers and making strategic architectural decisions.
- Excellent collaboration skills across product, finance, compliance, and support functions.
- Experience with data pipeline design, analytics integration, and geolocation-based access controls is preferred as is having an understanding of system performance tuning, security protocols, and regulatory compliance (AML, KYC, data privacy).
This position is onsite at our Boston HQ located next to South Station.
Top Skills
APIs
Ci/Cd
Python
Trivelta Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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