Senior Software Engineer - Games | Full Stack

As a full service studio, we handle the entire lifecycle from concept, licensing, and game development to seamless integration, launch, and ongoing support. We collaborate closely with operators and platforms to deliver consistent quality, stable performance, and innovative content that keeps players returning. Kerma Games is a next generation studio creating premium Slots and Live Casino experiences for the global iGaming market. We specialize in blending modern gameplay, cinematic design, and strong celebrity IPs to deliver next gen games with high engagement and broad player appeal.

Headquartered in Boston with operations in Monterrey, Barcelona, and Atlanta, we’re scaling rapidly.

We are seeking a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (Games) to play a critical role in the design, development, and stewardship of our web-based games and gaming platforms. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who is deeply comfortable across the stack—from frontend experiences to backend services and infrastructure—and who takes equal pride in writing high-quality code and raising the bar for the entire engineering team.

You will serve as a technical leader and mentor, ensuring that junior and mid-level engineers produce maintainable, performant, and secure code aligned with our standards and best practices.

Responsibilities:

Full-Stack Development

• Build and maintain backend services using TypeScript and Python

• Develop modern frontend applications using contemporary JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks

• Design and consume RESTful and real-time APIs, with a strong understanding of HTTP, WebSockets, and related web protocols

• Implement efficient algorithms and data structures to solve performance-critical problems

• Identify and proactively address technical debt

Code Quality & Best Practices

• Establish and enforce coding standards, testing practices, and review processes

• Perform thorough code reviews with an emphasis on clarity, correctness, performance, and maintainability

• Advocate for and implement best practices around:

• Version control and branching strategies

• Automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end)

• Documentation and knowledge sharing

Infrastructure & Systems Thinking

• Contribute to and review Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform

• Collaborate on cloud-based architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflows

• Ensure systems are observable, reliable, and operable in production environment