Lead software engineer Vacatures in Brussels

Sportserve   forms part of a remarkable group of B2C sports betting and B2B sportsbook technology companies, focused on delivering first class sports betting experiences and casino products for our users worldwide. Along with Sportion, TechSpirit, Standard Focus and Sportelligent, we are the driving force behind the world renowned sports betting company and our flagship brand, Dafabet.

Since launching our global hiring initiative, we now employ over 2,000 people worldwide, offering exciting career paths in Technology, Trading, Operations and Media. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and international culture that embraces the global community and acts locally. We offer office based, hybrid and remote work on permanent and consultancy contracts all over the world, making us the true global employer of choice.

We are looking for a talented Lead NodeJS Engineer to work closely with our product owners to help shape and build the future of our Frontend ecosystem for a global online sports betting operator. You will need strong backend & frontend skills, experience on Next.js and React, but most importantly leadership and people skills. As a mindset, we need strong problem solvers who love to learn — we’re not experts in everything and we don’t expect you to be either. You know good systems’ design when you see it and you know when and how to improve it. Details matter to you, and if something is off — you will go the extra mile to figure out why. We just care about what you can do and how you do it. We’re all just makers and tinkerers, so as long as you love to build awesome stuff you’ll fit right in.

What you'll be getting up to :

• Working with key business stakeholders to understand the problems that need to be addressed.
• Designing and implementing new features and solutions.
• Leading a cross functional and remote team
• Performing analysis of current programs including performance diagnosis and troubleshooting of issues.
• Provide assistance and mentoring to the team members.
• Refine system requirements and break them down into workable tasks.
• Prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Apply effective and clear communication with non-technical staff and with members of interdisciplinary teams.
• Writing and improving the documentation for the company products and tools
• Maintaining our products and assisting in troubleshooting production incidents
• Helping customer support answer customer questions

The role requires being available for on call support as required.

Here are a few recent and inflight projects / initiatives of the team :

R equirements :

List of skills we think you need :

Good command of the following technologies :

NodeJS, Typescript, JavaScript, React, Git, Linux, REST, Docker usage, OOP

Nice to have :

Redis, CI / CD, Varnish

Diversity & Inclusion at Sportserve

At Sportserve, we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe in building a team that reflects a wide array of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. Embracing diversity not only enriches our work culture but also drives innovation and excellence. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where everyone’s contribution is valued and respected.

If you’re a passionate about technology and looking to start your career in an international, forward-thinking Sports Betting company, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to become part of our exciting journey!