Part Time for Architect

About the company:

Softermii (https://www.softermii.com/) is an outsourcing/outstaffing company with more than 11 years of experience in web and mobile application development with a team of more than 120 specialists from 6 countries.

We have withstood multiple challenges, such as COVID-19 pandemic and war aggression against Ukraine, we have secured sustainable development processes, saved all our projects and jobs. Even more – we’re constantly growing.     

Every day, we add a new project to our portfolio in the following areas of expertise:

• Healthcare
• Real estate
• Livestream E-commerce
• Fintech (Wealth Tech, Capital Trading)
• Real Time Communications (RTC)

 

In addition, we develop 2 of our own solutions that help our customers get faster applications for video or audio calls (https://www.softermii.com/solutions/vidrtc) or an application for real estate with 3D visualization

(https://www.softermii.com/solutions/apartmii)

 

Company mission:

Softermii: Succeed Without (L) imitations

We will turn any idea into a valuable product.

 

Our plans as a company:

We want to move from a regular outsourcing business to an ecosystem of outsourcing, education and product development companies.

Over the years, we have arrived at a highly personalized working model with transparent workflows. This model allows us to create software products that meet our clients’ goals with precision.

Softermii is currently looking for an experienced Architect with a strong background in the igaming (social casino) industry to support and lead our development team.

 

The key areas of expertise we expect from this role include:

High performance – building applications that ensure fast performance and scalable development.

Reliability – designing systems that operate seamlessly under both low and heavy user loads.

Scalability and robustness – ensuring the architecture supports long-term growth and stable operation.

 

📲Project:

The project aims to create an innovative social casino that redefines igaming while upholding strong ethical standards and legal compliance. The platform utilizes virtual rewards instead of traditional igaming elements, providing players with credits and virtual coins to enhance their experience. This approach includes competitive tournaments, a diverse game selection, and integrated incentives. The user-centric design ensures an intuitive interface, highlighting the platform's advantages and benefits. In essence, your project pioneers a new era of responsible and engaging gaming experiences.

Type of cooperation: Part-Time (On-demand, up to 15 hours per week)

 

Your responsibilities on the project will be: 

• Driving technical discussions on the groomings/plannings.
• Active contribution in the form of ideas/suggestions for the customer.
• Making final approval on the new features' technical design.
• Actively resolve technical blockers in a reliable way that doesn't introduce new issues or bottlenecks.
• Improving performance and monitoring this metric throughout development.

 

You can be part of the following team:
1 Full Stack Developer, 1 Junior Full Stack Developer, 1 QA Engineer, 1 Project Manager, 1 Product Owner (Client-side).

Tools we use: Jira, Confluence, Git, Figma

 

Our requirements to you:

12+  years of professional experience in full-stack developmentExperience working in the online igaming or similar domain is a mustEnglish level: Upper-Intermediate or higher

Frontend & UI Architecture

• Expert in React and Next.js application architecture and optimization.
• Deep knowledge of shadcn/ui component system and design system integration.
• Ability to design scalable, maintainable component libraries with strong accessibility compliance.
• Proficient in SSR, ISR, and static site generation patterns in Next.js.

Backend & API Layer

• Strong experience with Strapi (v5+) customization, plugin development, and security hardening.
• Ability to design headless CMS content models optimized for large-scale dynamic games and events.
• Understanding of GraphQL and REST API performance optimization.

Performance & Core Web Vitals

• Proven track record of improving LCP, CLS, FID, INP scores to meet Google Core Web Vitals thresholds.
• Familiarity with image optimization (responsive, next-gen formats, lazy loading) and code-splitting.
• Experience with bundle analysis, removing unused dependencies, and reducing TTI (Time to Interactive).
•  Knowledge of caching strategies (HTTP caching, ISR, SWR) and CDN optimization.

AWS Cloud Architecture

• Experience designing highly available, low-latency solutions on AWS for web applications.
• Familiarity with CloudFront, S3, Lambda@Edge, and API Gateway for delivery optimization.
• Understanding of secure deployment patterns for gaming-related platforms in AWS.

Google Ads & Policy Compliance

• Experience identifying and mitigating causes of Google Ads account suspensions for gaming projects.
• Knowledge of creative/content compliance and dynamic content filtering to meet ad platform policies.
• Ability to architect content delivery in a way that isolates restricted elements while preserving SEO and marketing capabilities.

Optimization & Monitoring Tooling

• Skilled with Lighthouse, WebPageTest, Chrome DevTools, and Core Web Vitals tracking tools.
• Ability to set up automated performance regression testing in CI/CD.
• Familiarity with observability tooling (New Relic, AWS X-Ray, or similar).

Security & Compliance

• Knowledge of igaming regulation-related tech constraints (age gating, geo-restrictions, KYC integrations).
• Familiarity with Content Security Policy (CSP), anti-fraud measures, and secure asset handling.

 

Who will you have the opportunity to meet during the hiring process (stages):
Call, HR, Tech interview, PM interview.

What we can offer you:

1. We have stable and highly-functioning processes – everyone has their own role and clear responsibilities, so decisions are made quickly and without unnecessary approvals. 
2. You will have enough independence to make decisions that can affect not only the project but also the work of the company.
3. We are a team of like-minded experts who create interesting products during working hours, and enjoy spending free time together.
4. Do you like to learn something new in your profession, or do you want to improve your English? We will be happy to pay 50% of the cost of courses/conferences/speaking clubs.
5. Do you want an individual development plan? We will form one especially for you + you can count on mentoring from our seniors and leaders.
6. Do you have a friend who is currently looking for new job opportunities? Recommend them to us and get a bonus.
7. Are you thinking about taking out insurance? This is also what we can offer you.
8. And what if you want to relax? Then we have 21 working days off. We also have 11 paid days off for Public Holidays.
9. What if you're feeling bad? You can take 5 sick leaves a year.
10. Do you want to volunteer? We will add you to a chat, where we can get a bulletproof vest, buy a pickup truck or send children's drawings to the front.
11. And we have the most empathetic HRs (who also volunteers!). So we are ready to support your well-being in various ways.

 

A little more information that you may find useful:

• our adaptation period lasts 3 months, this period of time is enough for us to understand each other better;
• there is a performance review after each year of our collaboration where we use a skills map to track your growth;
• we really have no boundaries in the truest sense of the word – we have a flexible working day.

We are looking for like-minded professionals who believe in making the world a better place by building technology that’s meant to last and scale.

Join Softermii and help us take software to the next level of awesome.

Of course, we have a referral bonus system. So if you have a friend who likes our job opening, you can give us their telegram contact, and we in turn will thank you with a bonus if we start working with them!