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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Backend Engineer - Payments Domain
Location: Växjö, Sweden
Company: LeoVegas Group
About the Role
We’re looking for experienced Backend Engineers to join our Payments Domain, the team responsible for secure and seamless money flows in and out of our platform. From integrating global payment providers to meeting new regulatory requirements and improving transaction approval rates, Payments is central to the LeoVegas gaming experience.
You’ll work on Rhino, our multi-brand platform built on 230+ microservices, handling millions of transactions every day. The role covers the full development lifecycle: design, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Designing, building, and maintaining backend services in a microservice architecture
- Developing high-performance solutions for payment processing and high-frequency transactions
- Improving platform reliability, scalability, and approval rates for transactions
- Owning services end-to-end, from requirements to production monitoring
- Contributing to architectural decisions and technical discussions
- Collaborating with developers, domain architects, product owners, and other stakeholders
Requirements
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Essential Skills:
- 5+ years’ experience with Java and Spring Boot
- Experience with MySQL and Kafka
- Experience with microservices in high-traffic systems
- Ownership mindset: you design, build, and deliver complete solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English), capable of articulating technical decisions and offering valuable recommendations to the team
- Clear communication in English (C1 level)
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Nice to Have:
- Experience with Kotlin
- Background in payments or financial applications
We Offer
- Hybrid work policy
- 4 weeks of Workation (T&C apply)
- 30 annual vacation days
- Occupational Pension
- 5,000 SEK wellness contribution annually
- Parental Leave Top-Up
- Possibility to enroll in a private health care insurance for both you and your partner
- 1,500 SEK equipment allowance
- Benify - benefits portal with many offers and discounts
- Relocation package with accommodation and flights
About the Company
At the core of LeoVegas Group is Team Leo. Our culture is our foundation and is what enables us to innovate, build, and lead as we trailblaze our way through the iGaming industry. We’re a team of over 1800 innovators, initiators, and groundbreakers working in a fast-paced and agile environment across 16 offices worldwide.
Join Us!
In our pride, we like to empower our teammates to find their roar and run with their wildest ideas. We don’t wait around for things to happen. We pounce and make it happen!
Would you be a good fit for the Leo Pride - give us a roar!
As our company working language is English, we’d like to see your CV in English, please