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The Lead Backend Software Engineer is responsible for designing and maintaining scalable backend systems, ensuring performance, security, and compliance, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Trivelta builds the technology that powers a modern online sports betting & casino platform that operators use to launch and offer their own fully customized branded, legally compliant iGaming platforms and products that drive engagement, retention, and revenue. Through our proprietary sports-book and casino engine, we enable partners to offer real social interactions, predictive gameplay, and casino entertainment in one unified experience.
The RoleAs a Lead Backend Software Engineer 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 and 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, and 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 and 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 experience with Python for backend development, automation, and data processing.
- Strong experience in API development, CI/CD processes, and infrastructure automation.
- Deep understanding of system performance tuning, security protocols, and regulatory compliance, including AML, KYC, and data privacy.
- Experience with data pipeline design, analytics integration, and geolocation-based access controls.
- Demonstrated leadership experience mentoring engineers and contributing to strategic architectural decisions.
- Excellent collaboration skills working with cross-functional teams across product, finance, compliance, and support.
- Hands-on experience with incident management, monitoring systems, and root cause analysis
- Based in Barcelona
- Fluent in English
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
- EU work authorization required — no visa sponsorship
Top Skills
APIs
Automation
Ci/Cd
Data Pipelines
Python
Security Protocols
Trivelta Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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