The True Engineer is an engineering leadership and software development publication platform hosted on Substack. Authored by Adlet Balzhanov, a senior software engineering lead with background in Big Tech and high-growth enterprise scale-ups, the publication delivers monthly long-form analytical essays, career frameworks, and strategic insights for software developers, engineering managers, and technology executives. Operating under a creator-driven digital subscription model, the newsletter focuses on technical leadership tactics, staff-level engineering practices, organizational dynamics within large tech companies, and navigating the operational impacts of AI on software development.
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden • Artificial Intelligence
≈ $17k – $47k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Almaty, Kazakhstan) • Full-Time • Senior
Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020. The company provides a suite of development tools built on top of PostgreSQL, including database management, user authentication, edge functions, real-time data synchronization, and vector storage for machine learning applications. Operating as a remote-first organization, it serves a global community of developers and enterprises by offering a scalable alternative to proprietary cloud platforms through its integrated suite of open-source technologies.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Mobile App Development • Software • Web Development • Information Technology • Database Management • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
≈ $69k – $194k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote • Full-Time • Middle
Go
TypeScript
Python
PHP
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Python
Django
PHP
Laravel
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Vector
GitHub
AWS
Grafana
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
Equity • Remote • Full-Time
Rust
Databases
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Achieve great things together We empower project teams to achieve great things together for the good of society. OpenProject is targeted at organizations that want to positively impact the world.
Financial Services • Software • Project Management
≈ $89k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • PhD • Full-Time • Senior • German • English
JavaScript
Ruby
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Stimulus
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub
SportyBet is an international sports betting, gaming, and digital entertainment platform owned by Sporty Group. Founded by Sudeep Ramnani in 2013, the platform is a market-leading sports betting operator in Africa - with operations across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda - and has expanded internationally into markets like Brazil.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Gaming • Sports • iGaming & Gambling • Sports Betting • Est. 2013
≈ $90k – $219k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote • Senior
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Apache Tomcat
Netty
Databases
MySQL
Redis
ElasticSearch
RabbitMQ
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Amazon CloudWatch
Grafana
Loki
Prometheus
Rest API
≈ $68k – $193k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote • Middle
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Databases
ElasticSearch
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Amazon CloudWatch
Grafana
Loki
Prometheus
Rest API
Xsolla is a global video game commerce company that provides specialized financial and operational tools tailored for the gaming industry. The firm helps game developers and publishers fund, launch, market, and monetize their titles across PC, mobile, web, and cloud platforms. By operating as a merchant of record with support for over 1,000 local payment methods, it enables direct-to-consumer sales and seamless cross-border transactions for gaming studios worldwide.
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Financial Services • Payments • Game Development • Gaming • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006
≈ $11k – $30k per year (Estimated) • Middle • Remote (Kazakhstan) • Full-Time • Middle
Go
PHP
SQL
DevOps
Datadog
Grafana
Kibana
GitLab
CI/CD
GitLab CI
QA
Postman
Renmoney is the loan app in Nigeria for instant personal loans up to ₦10M, high-yield savings up to 22% p.a., and easy bill payments. Borrow, save, and pay bills with a CBN-licensed bank. Trusted by 5M+ Nigerians.
HQ: Lagos, Nigeria • FinTech • Financial Services • Lending • Est. 2012
Remote (Russia, Belarus, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Serbia) • Full-Time • English: C1 • Russian: C1
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Apache Kafka
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
Grafana
Prometheus
Kubernetes
