database engineer – gaming

Our Gaming platform is the core of everything we do. It supports all our gaming sites and is central to the company strategy.

You will be part of preparing our journey to containerization, increasing the scalability of our systems while also maintaining their high quality. To accommodate new requirements, we are constantly re-evaluating our systems design and working on exciting new features. You will be part of a passionate team, which is building an industry leading, scalable, multi-brand platform to support 25+ online brands! Our brands are used by hundreds of thousands of users and growing

To sum it up: you will be taking our Gaming platform, which is used by a worldwide audience, to a new level!  

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust database solutions using PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Couchbase, MongoDB, OpenSearch, and Elasticsearch.

• Improve query performance through query refactoring, schema redesign, and fine-tuning of data layer service configurations.

• Create optimal data models for new services and enhance existing ones to support scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

• Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and operations teams to negotiate and deliver technical solutions in a highly collaborative environment.

• Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous integration/deployment.

• Implement monitoring solutions and proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and data-related issues.

You are good at

• Proven experience with PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Couchbase, MongoDB, OpenSearch, and Elasticsearch.

• Strong understanding of query optimization, indexing strategies, and data schema design.

• Experience with data layer configuration tuning for performance and reliability.

• Solid background in data modeling for both OLTP and OLAP systems.

• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a track record of driving consensus across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Extra awesome

• Experience with cloud-based database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL, MongoDB Atlas).

• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).

What we offer

Much like riding a rollercoaster, sometimes life at Betsson can be lightning fast with twists and turns but always FUN! Then again, what else would you expect from a business 75% millennial and 1700 strong, spread across 7 offices with 900 based out of our Malta HQ alone! We recognise it may not be for the faint-hearted, but if you’re a go-getter, initiator and adrenaline junkie, always striving to push the boundaries and challenge yourself, then you’ll fit right in.

What We Offer:

• Monthly Allowance for Lunch

• Private & Life Plan Insurance for you and your family

• Team Building Budget

• Annual Wellness Allowance

• Corporate Travel Insurance

• Events and initiatives both Local (Quarterly Meetings) and Global

• Professional Development Programs & Internal Career Opportunities

• Milestone Birthday