Senior Client Platform Engineer

Role Summary: The Senior Client Platform Engineer provides technical leadership across shared client platforms supporting High 5 Casino and Lucky Bits Vegas. This role is responsible for translating product requirements and design specifications into scalable, maintainable client-side implementations while ensuring architectural consistency, release stability, and cross-platform continuity across web and mobile environments. In addition to providing technical oversight, this role remains actively involved in hands-on development. The engineer directly implements client-side features, enhances existing platform functionality, and contributes production code across multiple systems, including modern web platforms and legacy client applications. This hands-on involvement ensures that architectural decisions remain grounded in practical implementation while maintaining code quality and performance standards. The position plays a critical role in safeguarding authentication systems, monetization flows, and shared platform infrastructure that directly impact product stability, user experience, and revenue continuity. Acting as a primary technical quality gate for client engineering output, the role ensures high standards for code maintainability, readability, and functional integrity across multiple codebases. Key Responsibilities: Client Platform Development • Design and implement scalable client-side features that enhance product functionality, engagement, and retention. • Translate product requirements and design specifications into maintainable and performant code. • Maintain compatibility across web, Android, and iOS client environments. Technical Leadership & Code Quality • Conduct comprehensive code reviews serving as a primary quality gate for client engineering contributions. • Ensure code consistency, readability, and adherence to architectural standards across shared platforms. • Provide guidance and technical oversight to engineers integrating with shared infrastructure. Platform Architecture & System Continuity • Maintain architectural consistency across existing products including High 5 Casino, Sweepstakes, and WordPress-based systems. • Preserve continuity between legacy platform implementations and current WordPress-based infrastructure. • Identify cross-platform or cross-codebase risks prior to release. In-Game Store & Authentication System Oversight • Validate updates affecting monetization systems including coin store and sweepstakes flows. • Oversee shared login and registration systems used across multiple products. • Ensure stability and integrity of authentication and payment-related client integrations. Release Stability & Risk Management • Execute and manage code lock procedures to ensure release stability. • Prepare release documentation supporting coordinated deployments. • Identify and mitigate regression risks across shared codebases. Cross-Team Technical Support • Serve as a technical escalation point for architectural or integration questions. • Support cross-functional teams integrating with shared platform components. • Provide technical guidance across client, server, QA, analytics, and product teams. Technical Skills: Programming Languages • JavaScript / TypeScript – Client-side feature development and platform integrations • PHP – WordPress platform customization and backend integrations. • HTML5 / CSS3 / SCSS – Responsive UI implementation and cross-platform web compatibility • C++ (a plus) – Legacy client application support and maintenance Frontend Frameworks & Client Technologies • React.js – Modern client application architecture and component-based development • State Management – Zustand, Redux, Context API, or similar state management patterns • Web Build Tools – Webpack, Vite, Babel, npm/yarn package management • Responsive Web Development – Cross-platform compatibility for desktop and mobile web environments API Integration & Client–Server Communication • REST API integration – Client communication with server-side services • JSON-based APIs – Data serialization and API interaction • OAuth / Authentication Flows – Secure login and identity management integrations • WebSockets (a plus) – Real-time client-server communication where applicable Cloud & Platform Infrastructure • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – Cloud-hosted services and infrastructure integration including Cloud Functions and Pub/Sub • Firebase – Authentication, Realtime DB, analytics, messaging, and application monitoring • Cloud-based logging and diagnostics – Monitoring application stability and performance CMS & Web Platform Architecture • WordPress – Custom platform integrations and user authentication workflows • WordPress REST API – Headless and integrated client architectures • MySQL / relational database interaction through platform APIs Payments & Monetization Systems • Integration with third-party payment providers and financial services such as: • PaymentIQ • Breeze • BVNK • Secure purchase flow handling and monetization system validation Version Control & Build Systems • Version Control Systems: Git, Bitbucket, Perforce • CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins • Build & Dependency Management: Gradle, npm • Containerization: Docker • Release coordination and code lock procedures Monitoring, Logging & Debugging • Sentry – Client error monitoring and diagnostics • LogMX – Log analysis and troubleshooting • Firebase monitoring tools – Crash reporting and application analytics • Google Tag Manager (GTM) – Tag management platform for deploying and managing analytics, marketing, and event tracking scripts without requiring direct code changes. Development Workflow & Collaboration • Agile project management tools: Jira, Confluence • Team communication: Slack • Documentation and collaboration: Google Drive Experience & Skills • Extensive experience in client-side engineering across web and mobile platforms, using modern and legacy technologies. • Develop and maintain client applications using JavaScript, React.js, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, with C++ as a plus, supporting integrations across web, Android, and iOS environments. • Strong debugging and performance optimization skills for web-based applications, including identifying and resolving client-side bugs, analyzing logs, and diagnosing performance issues using tools such as browser developer tools, Sentry, LogMX, and Firebase monitoring. • Strong understanding of shared platform architecture and cross-codebase dependency management across multiple interconnected systems. • Experience coordinating changes across repositories using Git, Bitbucket, and Perforce, integrating with REST APIs, shared authentication systems, and multi-product platforms. • Experience supporting and evolving platforms built on React.js web applications, WordPress integrations, and cloud services such as Firebase and Google Cloud. • Expertise in authentication systems, monetization flows, and in-game store functionality. • Implement and validate secure login and purchase flows using OAuth-based authentication, Firebase Authentication, and REST APIs, integrating with payment platforms such as PaymentIQ, Breeze, and BVNK. 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