ARB Interactive Fullstack Software Engineer

At ARB Interactive, creativity, tech, and play collide. Founded in 2022, we've grown to nearly 200 team members and were named one of LinkedIn's ​2025 Top 50 Startups in the United States​! We move fast, think big, and love bold ideas that push boundaries (and buttons). From new rewards to fresh game mechanics, every challenge is a chance to innovate and have fun doing it. Our culture is collaborative, curious, and full of laughter because great ideas grow best between coffee, code, and a few epic high-fives.

Overview
As a Fullstack Software Engineer, you’ll architect, build, and maintain modern, scalable systems across the stack. This is a hands-on role focused on both the frontend (React/Next.js/TypeScript) and backend (Node.js, MySQL, AWS) to deliver features that empower our users and drive business growth.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain front-end features in React (Next.js) and TypeScript

• Architect reliable backend services and APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, and MySQL

• Lead initiatives across the stack, such as game lobbies, authentication, promotions, and payment integrations

• Collaborate with product, design, business stakeholders, and QA to deliver polished, scalable features

• Optimize for performance, accessibility, SEO, and responsiveness

• Champion best practices, mentor team members, and lead code reviews

• Support and enhance our AWS-based infrastructure

• Ensure high quality deliverables through testing, QA collaboration, and monitoring

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional frontend engineering experience with React, TypeScript, and Next.js

• 2+ years of backend development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and MySQL

• Experience in cloud environments (preferably AWS) and familiarity with serverless architecture

• Strong understanding of state management, design systems, and component architecture

• Familiarity with A/B testing, web analytics, and responsive design

• Strong communicator with a proactive, team-oriented approach

• Experience building or supporting high-traffic applications or gaming platforms is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code

• Exposure to online gaming or payment processing systems

• Exposure to streaming or messaging technologies (e.g. event-driven systems)

Diversity Commitment: We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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