Remote Backend Jobs

Arena is a fast-moving digital entertainment company creating platforms people genuinely love. Since 2021, we have launched bold brands including MetaWin, WOW Vegas, BetZoo Media, Hit.com and Rolla, with more on the way.

We operate globally from London, Malta, Gibraltar and Miami, combining the agility of a startup with the scale of a high-growth technology company. Free from legacy systems, we innovate fast and think big.

Arena is the place for self-starters who want to break away from corporate processes, take ownership of meaningful work, and build products that make a real impact.

Role Description

• Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our multi platform slots game framework with a mobile first approach.
• To stay up-to-date with new tools and technologies within your field and proactively implement them in your work.
• Ensuring best practices for development and testing of the code base.
• Optimise applications for maximum speed, responsiveness, and best user experience.
• Collaborate closely with the studio head, game designers, mathematicians, artists, server developers, QAs etc. from project inception to completion and beyond.
• Proactively suggest improvement to processes and workflows.
• Assist game designers in visualising their game ideas building prototypes.
• Verify that math models, server responses, art assets and sounds are correctly implemented.
• Connect framework with backend servers, including RESTful APIs and WebSocket integration.
• Use version control systems such as Git to manage code repositories and ensuring workflows.
• Document code and framework, making it easy for other developers to use and understand.

The Candidate Must

• Have 3+ years of professional experience building HTML-5 browser-based slot games or similar applications.
• Possess extensive knowledge in HTML5, Javascript, Typescript.
• Have a great understanding of web services and API integration (especially REST APIs).
• Must have proven experience in PIXI.JS , Node.
• Be proficiency in cross-browser compatibility, usability, and accessibility design considerations.
• Have the ability to write efficient, clean and structured code that is easy to maintain and test.
• Be meticulous, proactive, and possess a keen eye for detail.
• Be an experienced problem solver and troubleshooter.
• Be fluent in English and communicate clearly and efficiently.

Bonus / Preferred (AI-Assisted & Vibe Coding)

• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, especially Claude Code, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, or similar.
• Comfortable practicing 3vibe coding 4 6 leveraging AI as a collaborative coding partner for rapid prototyping, refactoring, debugging, and idea exploration.
• Strong ability to review, validate, and take full ownership of AI-generated code, ensuring performance, maintainability, and correctness.
• Experience using AI to improve development velocity, code quality, and problem-solving efficiency is a strong plus.