IGAMINGHUNT - Chief Technology Officer
Requirements
• 3+ years of leadership experience within the iGaming industry (sportsbook experience is preferred) • Proven experience leading distributed engineering teams of 10+ developers • Strong software architecture background with the ability to make strategic technical decisions and balance technical debt with product delivery • Ability to personally review production code and assess engineering quality rather than operating solely at a management level • Experience establishing engineering processes that provide full visibility into delivery, productivity, and team performance • Practical knowledge of KYC/AML implementation, licensing requirements, GDPR, and compliance-related engineering practices • Experience managing engineering budgets, cloud infrastructure costs, and technical vendors • Business-level English with confidence communicating directly with international partners and technology providers • Strong knowledge of Ukrainian or Russian languages for internal communication • Full-time commitment with exclusive availability for the role • Technical Background • Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, and React • Node.js • JavaScript (ES6+) • TypeScript • React • Solid understanding of modern frontend development, including HTML, CSS, and frontend architecture for large-scale web applications • Practical knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, WebSockets, and API documentation standards such as Swagger/OpenAPI • REST APIs • WebSockets • Swagger/OpenAPI • Experience building backend services with Sequelize (or an equivalent ORM), including unit and integration testing practices • Sequelize • Good understanding of relational database design and architecture using PostgreSQL and/or MySQL • MySQL • Experience working with modern development tools, including Git, npm, yarn, webpack, Docker, Docker Compose, and monitoring solutions such as Sentry • webpack • Docker • Docker Compose • Sentry • Familiarity with messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ or Kafka, as well as search platforms including Elasticsearch • RabbitMQ • Kafka • Elasticsearch • Would be a plus • Would be a plus • Experience working with sportsbook platforms, including live betting, cash-out, trader tools, and risk management • Familiarity with providers such as Sportradar, Stats Perform, Genius Sports, LSports, or FeedConstruct • Sportradar • Stats Perform • Genius Sports • LSports • FeedConstruct • Experience with streaming technologies, including Kafka, ClickHouse, and Redis Streams • Kafka • ClickHouse • Redis Streams • Previous work under Curaçao, Anjouan, MGA, or UKGC licensing frameworks • Curaçao • Anjouan • Experience scaling engineering organizations from approximately 20 to 50+ engineers
Responsibilities
• Define the engineering strategy, technical roadmap, and architectural direction, ensuring technology decisions support long-term product scalability and business objectives • Lead, mentor, and grow an engineering organization of 15–20 developers through team leads, establishing a high-performance culture while supporting hiring, performance management, and career development • Own engineering standards across the development lifecycle by driving code quality, participating in reviews of critical components, and promoting CI/CD, automated testing, and secure development practices • Build transparent engineering processes with clear ownership, delivery metrics, and reporting, ensuring full visibility into team productivity, release progress, and technical risks • Work closely with Product leadership to prioritize technical initiatives, balance feature delivery with technical debt, and ensure predictable release execution • Oversee infrastructure strategy, cloud architecture, platform reliability, disaster recovery, incident response, and implementation of security best practices across engineering teams • Drive technical evaluations of new technologies, vendors, and third-party integrations, supporting architectural decisions, technical due diligence, and long-term platform evolution • Manage engineering budgets, infrastructure costs, cloud spending, and vendor relationships while identifying opportunities for operational optimization • Partner directly with executive leadership, providing technical guidance, transparent status reporting, early risk escalation, and recommendations on strategic technology initiatives • Ensure engineering processes align with licensing requirements, KYC/AML obligations, GDPR, audit readiness, and other applicable regulatory standards • Lead engineering response during critical production incidents, coordinating investigation, root cause analysis, recovery activities, and implementation of preventive improvements
Benefits
• Opportunity to shape the technical strategy of a large-scale international platform • High level of ownership with direct impact on architecture, engineering processes, and business decisions • Fully remote work with flexibility and autonomy • Challenging technical environment combining engineering leadership, architecture, and product development • Long-term career growth alongside experienced engineering and product teams
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