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After more than 60 years in the industry, our products handle large volumes of user activity and complex regulatory requirements - making performance, reliability and modern cloud-native engineering essential to everything we do. You’ll collaborate with colleagues from 75+ nationalities in a culture built on learning, ownership and teamwork.\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Gaming Architect to define and govern the architecture of scalable, resilient, and secure backend services for our gaming platform. The role will translate product, operational, and regulatory requirements into robust technical designs across game management, gameplay, provider integrations, player and wallet interactions, promotions, responsible gaming, and regulatory capabilities. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering expertise with systems thinking, cloud-native architecture experience, and a practical understanding of high-volume online gaming environments. 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