NET Backend Lead

1 day ago

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria 247Bet Full time

About 247bet

247bet is a licensed gaming startup building an innovative betting platform for the Nigerian market. We're backed by pre-seed funding and rapidly scaling our team as we prepare for launch.

The Role

We're seeking a .NET Backend Lead to build and lead the development of our core backend services. You'll work closely with our engineering leadership to deliver production-ready systems that handle real-time betting operations, payments, and high-volume transactions. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll spend significant time coding while also guiding and mentoring a growing team of backend engineers.

What You'll Do

  • Lead a team of backend engineers in building scalable .NET services
  • Design and implement APIs for betting operations, user management, and payment processing
  • Build real-time systems for odds updates, bet placement, and settlement
  • Integrate with third-party payment providers and ensure transaction reliability
  • Write clean, maintainable code following established best practices and standards
  • Conduct thorough code reviews and mentor junior/mid-level engineers
  • Collaborate with frontend and mobile teams to deliver seamless user experiences
  • Work with DevOps on AWS deployments, monitoring, and system optimization
  • Participate in technical planning and sprint execution
  • Contribute to engineering culture and process improvements

What We're Looking For

Required:

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years in .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core)
  • Experience leading or mentoring a team of engineers
  • Strong track record building and shipping production systems
  • Solid understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design
  • Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and ORMs (Entity Framework)
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerization (Docker)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to code quality
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Highly Valued:

  • Experience in fintech, payments, or gaming/betting platforms
  • Knowledge of message queues (RabbitMQ, SQS) and caching (Redis)
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with event-driven architectures
  • Understanding of security best practices for financial applications
  • Background at fast-paced startups or tech companies

What We Offer

  • Leadership opportunity in a high-growth startup transforming Nigerian gaming
  • Hands-on role building systems from the ground up with modern technology
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Flexible hybrid work arrangement (3 days per week in Yaba office)
  • Direct impact on product and technical decisions
  • Professional growth and mentorship opportunities
  • Work with a talented, mission-driven team

Our Engineering Culture

We maintain high technical standards across our organization. We believe in thorough code reviews, comprehensive testing, clear documentation, and continuous improvement. You'll play a key role in upholding these standards as we scale.

Location

  • Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria (Hybrid - 3 days per week in office, non-negotiable)

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