Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Punt.com

Punt.com is an innovative social casino platform, known for delivering a captivating social gaming experience. As we navigate through a phase of rapid growth, we are in search of an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer system architect.

This role is pivotal in driving our technology forward, optimizing our platform for scalability, and leading our tech team towards achieving exceptional results.

Tasks and Deliverables

• Optimize and scale an existing Laravel-based application to efficiently support tens of thousands of real-time users.
• Enhance the performance and scalability of REST APIs for better integration with payment systems and other services.
• Implement strategies to transition from monolithic to microservices architecture, improving system scalability and maintainability.
• Advance the CI / CD pipeline to ensure rapid deployment cycles and high-quality code releases.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in the existing codebase, ensuring optimal operation during high traffic periods.

Required Experience

• Proven track record of scaling web applications in Laravel for high-traffic environments.
• Expert expertise in PHP, Laravel (including Laravel Nova), Vue.js, and PostgreSQL.
• Deep understanding of both monolithic and microservices architectures and the ability to transition between them.
• Knowledge of AWS services and how they can be leveraged to enhance application scalability.
• Solid experience with DevOps practices, especially in CI / CD, to facilitate efficient development and deployment processes.
• Proficiency in Git and version control best practices.

Nice to Have

• Leadership experience in guiding teams through scaling challenges and architectural transitions.
• Proficient understanding of mathematics, probability and statistics
• Data Science

Required Location

Vancouver

Education

• Must have undergraduate degree in Computer Science
• Graduate Degree is highly preferred.
18 days ago