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Native Media Buyer (Taboola / Outbrain)

We're looking for a Native Media Buyer with hands-on experience in Taboola, Outbrain, and other native platforms — someone who knows how to scale profitable campaigns and work with performance-driven traffic. This role is for a true operator: someone who understands funnels, works with data, and consistently delivers results.

Key Responsibilities

▸ Launch, optimize, and scale native advertising campaigns 

▸ Manage budgets of $50K+ monthly with a focus on profitability 

▸ Analyze performance data and identify growth opportunities 

▸ Structure campaigns for scalability and efficiency 

▸ Continuously test creatives, angles, and funnels 

▸ Collaborate with internal teams to drive performance growth

Requirements

✔ Hands-on experience with native traffic: Taboola, Outbrain, MSN, Mediago, etc. 

✔ Experience managing $50K+ monthly ad spend (current or recent) ✔ Proven ability to scale campaigns profitably 

✔ Experience in Crypto or CFD verticals 

✔ Strong analytical mindset and data-driven approach 

✔ Advanced English — Tier-1 / Tier-2 markets 

✔ Experience with cloaking systems — a plus

Compensation

💰 Competitive base salary + performance-based bonuses 

🚀 High earning potential — top performers earn $15K–$50K/month

How to Apply

Be ready to share:

📊 Real campaign performance data 

💵 Budget levels and scaling strategies 

⚙️ Optimization approach and decision-making logic

👉 We prioritize candidates who can demonstrate real, measurable results at scale.

Lead Backend Developer (Node.js / Microservices) — iGaming / Casino

We're looking for a senior backend engineer who thrives in high-load, real-time environments. We operate in the online casino and iGaming industry — if you have experience in this space, you're already a step ahead. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has built and scaled production systems — and knows how to keep them running under pressure.

Key Responsibilities

▸ Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and REST APIs ▸ Lead architecture decisions across distributed microservices systems ▸ Own real-time communication infrastructure (WebSockets, NATS, Kafka) 

▸ Ensure system reliability, observability, and fault tolerance at scale 

▸ Optimize database performance and handle high-volume data challenges 

▸ Set technical standards and mentor the engineering team ▸ Debug and resolve production issues under pressure

Required Technical Experience

Backend 

✔ 5+ years of professional backend development 

✔ Strong expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+) 

✔ Experience building scalable REST APIs and real-time services 

✔ Deep understanding of async programming and event-driven architectures

Microservices 

✔ Proven experience designing distributed microservices environments 

✔ Service communication patterns, fault tolerance, horizontal scaling 

✔ Observability, monitoring, and high-traffic production systems

Messaging & Streaming — all three are mandatory 

✔ NATS 

✔ Apache Kafka 

✔ WebSockets / real-time communication systems

Must understand: Pub/Sub, streaming pipelines, message durability, consumer groups, event orchestration, reconnection strategies, real-time sync

DevOps & Infrastructure — mandatory 

✔ Kubernetes (K8s) and Docker 

✔ CI/CD pipelines and containerized production environments

Strong advantage: DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS), Helm, Ingress management, Cloudflare, Linux server administration

Databases 

✔ MySQL and PostgreSQL — production experience 

✔ Query optimization, indexing, partitioning, caching strategies 

✔ Redis and experience with large datasets and performance bottlenecks

Frontend — advantage React, Next.js, Material UI, real-time frontend integrations

Additional Requirements

✔ Experience on high-scale platforms with significant live traffic 

✔ Strong architectural thinking and problem-solving skills 

✔ Experience in real-time gaming, fintech, sportsbook, casino, or similar high-load environments — major advantage 

✔ Strong understanding of security, scalability, and system reliability 

✔ Experience in agile, fast-moving development teams

Compensation

💰 Fixed salary — discussed individually 🌍 Fully remote 🎰 Industry: online casino / iGaming

👉 We're looking for someone who has been there — built it, scaled it, and kept it running in a high-stakes, high-traffic environment. If that's you, we want to talk.