Principal Backend Software Engineer
KingMakersMalta
Posted March 17, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
KingMakers is a proudly homegrown African company building the future of sports and iGaming entertainment across the continent.
Job Description
KingMakers is a leading African company building the future of sports and iGaming entertainment. We're seeking a Principal Backend Software Engineer to design and implement distributed systems, provide technical leadership, and optimize performance.
Requirements
- 10+ years of engineering leadership
- Expertise in cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- DevOps practices (CI/CD)
- Microservices (AKS)
- Kafka/RabbitMQ streams
- Programming languages (C#, or others)
Benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Competitive annual leave allowance
- Public holidays
- Birthday off
- Private medical cover
- Flexible compensation plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Regular team breakfasts
- Offsites
- Local events