Senior Java Backend Engineer, MrQ
BackOffice, PQ Tribe
£85-110k
Online casino
Be an early applicant
Online casino
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£85-110k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To offer progressive, value entertainment - with delight and transparency.
Role
Who you are
- A strong team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills that demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and able to manage their time
- Demonstrated strength in system design, including the ability to design end-to-end solutions, reason about trade-offs, and evolve existing systems to handle scale, reliability, and changing business requirements
- **5+ years** of in-depth practical experience with **Java and Spring**. Knowledge of other JVM-based languages, especially Kotlin is a plus
- Solid understanding of web application architecture and microservices
- Strong grasp and professional experience with concurrent programming, concepts idempotency and distributed transaction management in application logic
- Familiarity with the technologies in our stack, including Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes
- Practical experience with MongoDB would be considered a big advantage
- Knowledge of AngularJS is a plus
- Passion in the eyes and swiftness in the fingers ;)
What the job involves
- Design, build, and maintain **PQ**, our internal back-office platform used for player management, reporting, flags, triggers, and operational workflows
- Develop backend services in a **continuous delivery environment**, using Java, Spring, and modern open-source technologies. Work with **event-driven and distributed systems**, ensuring correctness, idempotency, and reliability across services
- Own complex domains such as **player accounts, account statuses, events, triggers, flags, reporting, and internal tooling**
- Collaborate closely with **product managers, designers, data teams, compliance, and operations**, translating real business needs into scalable technical solutions
- Integrate with internal and third-party systems, including messaging platforms, data pipelines, and external APIs
- Contribute to architectural decisions and help shape the **future direction of PQ**, a system that is constantly evolving
- Be an active voice in engineering culture - mentoring others, sharing knowledge, and raising the bar for code quality and system design
Application process
- 2. Intro call with Sophie
- 3. Intro call with EM
- 4. Live Coding Interview
- 5. Final interview
Salary benchmarks
Our take
MrQ is an online gaming platform, originally focused on bingo before expanding into the casino space. Setting itself apart by providing games without confusing terms like wagering requirements and fast, real-cash withdrawals, an approach which has helped it grow rapidly in the UK.
The site offers a variety of games, including slots and live casinos like Roulette and Blackjack. Partnering with top game providers, the company has set out to keep gaming straightforward and rewarding for players.
Recently, MrQ partnered with leading providers like Pragmatic Play and OnAir Entertainment to introduce new live casino games and immersive experiences. These partnerships mark a major step forward, expanding the platform's offerings and paving the way for future growth in the online gaming space.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company benefits
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Growth Allowance
- Wellness Allowance
- Flexible Working Conditions
- Awesome Office Space
- Meetups
- Paternity Leave
- Dependent Support Leave
- Happy Birthday Leave
Company values
- We trust each other and ourselves
- We care, by design
- We are accountable, warts and all
- We disrupt through innovation
- We play smart, long games
- We get shit done, with passion and fun
Company HQ
L-Imrieħel, Birkirkara
Leadership
Savvas F.
(Founder & CEO)Currently a Member of the YPO. Before founding MrQ they were an Account Manager at MediaCom and Profero. They also spent time as the Hed Kandi DJ at the Ministry of Sound.
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