# Founding Engineer (Backend / AI-Native)

We are looking for an experienced Founding Engineer / AI-Native Tech Lead to build and scale a gamification platform within the iGaming industry. This is a hands-on role combining backend development, system architecture, and technical leadership. You’ll take ownership of key technical decisions, build reliable and scalable solutions, and help establish efficient AI-assisted engineering practices. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and scale the backend architecture of a gamification platform. Build reliable APIs, real-time features, event-driven systems, and asynchronous workflows. Develop and maintain integrations with casino platforms, PAM systems, and third-party services. Ensure platform security, performance, scalability, and data consistency. Implement AI-assisted development workflows using tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. Establish engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and monitoring. Lead and mentor a small engineering team while remaining actively involved in development. Collaborate with Product and other teams to turn business requirements into technical solutions. Requirements: 7+ years of commercial software develo

- **Id**: 3688734
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/diamond-partners-founding-engineer-backend-ai-native>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: posting_text
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Ukraine
- **Countries**: UA
- **Hiring countries**: UA
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T15:41:45Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-03T15:41:45Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3969
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual leave, Flexible schedule, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: iGaming & Gambling

## Company

- **Id**: 4504890
- **Name**: Diamond Partners
- **Domain**: diamond.partners
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/diamond-partners>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Claude Code** — Optional: no
- **Cursor** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Nest.JS** — Optional: no
- **Node JS** — Optional: no
- **OpenAI Codex** — Optional: no
- **OWASP** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **Redis** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **TypeScript** — Optional: no
- **WebSockets** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes
- **Next.js** — Optional: yes
- **React.js** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Ukraine** — Iso: UA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T15:41:45Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: seen:5, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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