Sportsbook - Performance Architect

We are looking for a Performance Architect to join our Sportsbook Technology organization and take end‑to‑end ownership of performance as a first‑class architectural concern across our platform.

This role has a strong focus on frontend performance , while also requiring solid understanding of infrastructure, networking, and distributed systems , enabling close collaboration with other Architects, DevOps, and engineering teams.

The Performance Architect will work across current and future Sportsbook initiatives , ensuring that performance, scalability, and responsiveness are built in by design, not treated as an afterthought. Previous Sportsbook or high‑traffic real‑time systems experience is considered a strong advantage.

The Wow

Much like a rollercoaster, life at Betsson Group is fast-paced, full of twists and turns, and always exciting. With more than 2,800 colleagues representing over 75 nationalities across a global network of offices - including 1,500 at our operational headquarters in Malta - every day brings new challenges and opportunities to grow. It may not be for the faint-hearted, but if you thrive on innovation, enjoy pushing boundaries and want to be part of a diverse, international team, then you’ll fit right in at Betsson.

A taster of what you will be involved with:

Performance Architecture & Strategy

• Define and own the performance architecture for Sportsbook applications, with a primary focus on frontend performance and customer‑perceived latency .
• Establish and maintain performance‑related non‑functional requirements (NFRs) across web, mobile, and platform layers.
• Work with Product, Engineering, and Architecture to ensure performance goals are aligned with business objectives and customer experience.

Frontend Performance Excellence

• Drive best practices for frontend performance including (but not limited to):
• Rendering and hydration strategies
• Asset loading, caching, and CDN usage
• Web performance metrics (Core Web Vitals, TTFB, LCP, CLS, INP, etc.)
• Collaborate closely with frontend teams to review designs, implementations, and technical decisions from a performance perspective.
• Partner with Solution Architects, Platform Architects, and DevOps to identify performance bottlenecks across: Infrastructure, Networking, Cloud and Kubernetes environments, APIs and backend dependencies
• Contribute to architectural decisions and roadmaps to ensure long‑term scalability and performance sustainability.

Analysis, Measurement & Improvement

• Define and promote performance measurement standards, tooling, and dashboards.
• Lead performance analysis, load testing, and capacity planning activities together with relevant teams.
• Participate in incident reviews and root cause analysis , ensuring per