Software Engineer (Node.js / React)

We’re building interactive cricket gaming experiences with a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and real-time player engagement and fun. Our platform combines modern web technologies with fast-paced product development, powering systems that support real-time player activity at scale. We’re looking for engineers who enjoy solving performance challenges, building reliable systems, and shipping impactful features quickly. We’re looking for a backend-leaning Software Engineer who can take ownership of features end-to-end, contribute to product decisions, and help scale and improve our platform as we grow. **What You’ll Work On** - Build and ship new product and gameplay features using Node.js and React. - Improve and optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability. - Work on backend services, APIs, and distributed systems powering real-time gaming experiences. - Debug production issues and improve system stability. - Collaborate closely with product, design, game design, and marketing teams to deliver features quickly and effectively. - Contribute to architecture and technical decisions as the platform evolves. - Help improve development workflows, code quality, and engineering standards. **Requirements** - Strong experience with Node.js backend development. - Solid experience building frontend applications with React. - Good understanding of scalable systems, distributed architectures, and cloud infrastructure. - Experience working with AWS and modern production environments. - Strong debugging and problem-solving skills. - Product-minded engineer who cares about user experience and business impact. - Ability to work independently, take ownership, and move quickly. - Strong communication and collaboration skills in a remote environment. **Bonus Points** - Experience in gaming, iGaming, or real-time interactive products. - Experience optimising high-traffic or real-time systems. - Familiarity with analytics, or performance monitoring. - Experience working in startup or fast-moving product teams. - Interest in modern AI-assisted development workflows and tooling. **What We Value** - Pragmatic engineers who focus on shipping impact. - Startup mindset and high ownership. - Fast iteration and continuous improvement. - Strong collaboration and communication. - People who enjoy solving real-world scaling and performance challenges.  **What We Offer** - You’ll be joining a fun, diverse team, all working hard for each other, on the road to building a unicorn. - Fully remote role. - Flexible working hours. - Opportunity to be part of an early and growing team. - High ownership and direct impact on the product and technical direction. - Fast-moving environment with room to grow. Puna remote: Po Burimi: https://mk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-node-js-react-at-cricket8-4417460685

Niveli: mid level