IT & tech jobs · Malta

Tech jobs in Malta.

Malta's tech hiring is driven by three engines: the iGaming platforms, a fast-growing fintech and payments cluster, and the banks and agencies digitising around them. Back-end, front-end, DevOps, data and IT support roles go live every week, in English, with relocation support common for senior hires.

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  • Biggest employersiGamingPlatforms + B2B suppliers
  • Core stacksJava · .NET+ Node, React, Python
  • Working languageEnglishCode and meetings
  • Main hubsSliema+ St Julian's, Mrieħel, Ta' Xbiex
  • Senior permit routeKEIFrom €45,000 gross
  • Time zoneCETAligned with EU teams

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61 jobs

Gaming Innovation GroupiGamingFeatured

Data Architect

HybridSt. Julian's21 Sept

AI SummaryData architect role at Gaming Innovation Group, working with the Big Data and Data Engineering teams on iGaming data platforms. Covers data modelling, warehouses and lakes, ETL/ELT pipelines, SQL and NoSQL databases, plus cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP and data governance and security. Hybrid in St. Julian's. Suits architects comfortable shaping future state platforms alongside team leads.

KwiffiGaming

Customer Experience Agent (Malta, Europe)

HybridMsida8 Oct

AI SummaryJunior to mid-level customer experience role at Kwiff, an iGaming company focused on sports betting and casino. Requires fluent English, with live chat and email support across sportsbook and casino products. Evening and weekend shifts expected. Hybrid in Msida. Suits EU passport holders with customer support experience, ideally in online betting or gaming.

db GroupHospitality

Head Office - NetSuite Specialist

On-siteMrieħel8 Oct

AI SummaryERP specialist role at db Group, the Malta hospitality operator behind db Seabank, db San Antonio and several restaurant brands. Focus is on configuring and customising NetSuite modules such as Financials, CRM, Procurement and Inventory, plus troubleshooting, integrations and user training. On-site in Mrieħel. Suits candidates with 2 to 4 years hands-on NetSuite experience and certification.

Betsson GroupiGaming

Senior Platform Core DevOps Engineer – Infra

On-siteMalta8 Oct

AI SummarySenior DevOps engineering role on Betsson Group's Platform Core team, managing infrastructure as code for its container and messaging platforms. Core requirements are Kubernetes administration (AWS EKS, Rancher RKE), geo-distributed Kafka infrastructure, Terraform, AWS services and Prometheus/Grafana, plus scripting in Python or Bash. On-site in Malta with an on-call rota. Suits infrastructure engineers used to large-scale distributed systems.

LeoVegas GroupiGaming

Finance Systems Manager

RemoteSliema8 Oct

AI SummaryRole can be based in either Malta or Stockholm, with four weeks of workation allowed annually.

Betsson GroupiGaming

Engineering Tech Lead – Player Management

On-siteMalta6 Oct

AI SummaryLead engineering role in Betsson Group's Player Account Management area, covering technical design, hands-on development and mentoring across the team. Stack centres on .NET, distributed microservices with Docker and Kubernetes, Kafka or RabbitMQ messaging, SQL and NoSQL databases, plus observability tooling such as Grafana and OpenTelemetry. On-site in Malta. Suits senior engineers ready to own architecture decisions and coach others.

BMIT TechnologiesTech

Finance Executive

On-siteMalta30 Sept

AI SummaryFinance and accounts role at BMIT Technologies, supporting the accounts team with invoice processing, credit control, reconciliations, month end journals up to trial balance and audit assistance. Requires an A level in Accounts or accounting diploma plus strong Excel skills, with three years in a similar post an asset. On-site in Malta, suited to part-qualified accounting staff.

BMIT TechnologiesTech

Service Operations Centre Technician

On-siteMalta30 Sept

AI SummaryOperations centre technician role at BMIT Technologies, covering 24x7 monitoring, alert triage, incident response and first-line troubleshooting across servers, networking, cloud and security. Includes hands-on data centre work such as racking, cabling and hardware swaps, on-site at Handaq or Smart City on shifts. Suits A-level educated candidates with IT support experience or network, cloud or security certifications.

RS2FinTech

Application Developer – Comms

On-siteMosta30 Sept

AI SummaryApplication developer role at RS2, a payments software provider working with banks in over 35 countries. Involves coding, unit testing and performance tuning across C/C++, Lua, Ruby and SQL/PL/SQL on Linux, with NoSQL exposure such as ScyllaDB or Cassandra an asset. On-site in Mosta. Suits developers with around two years of experience keen on payments technology.

BNF BankTech

Infrastructure Engineer - Information Technology Unit

HybridMalta29 Sept

AI SummaryPerks include subsidised staff study loans, preferential loan rates, a 400 euro wellness allowance and birthday leave.

Gaming Innovation GroupiGaming

Senior Big Data Engineer

HybridSt. Julian's28 Sept

AI SummaryFixed six-month project engagement rather than an open-ended permanent post.

RS2FinTech

DevOps Engineer

On-siteMosta27 Sept

AI SummaryDevOps role at RS2, a payments software and managed services provider working with banks in over 35 countries. Covers deployments, CI/CD automation and cloud infrastructure using Linux, AWS or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and Bash, with Elastic Stack a plus. On-site in Mosta. Suits engineers comfortable supporting production environments and troubleshooting uptime issues.

Betsson GroupTech

Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Java) – RaceBets

On-siteMalta27 Sept

AI SummaryMid-level candidates are also considered: the team weighs craft and product mindset over years of experience.

Betsson GroupTech

Backend Engineering Tech Lead – Sportsbook

HybridMalta27 Sept

AI SummaryPlatform powers over 20 brands and is built across five tech hubs in Malta, Budapest, Stockholm, Tallinn and Athens.

TipicoiGaming

Software Developer in Test (m/f/x)

On-siteSt. Julian's26 Sept

AI SummaryOn-site childcare for children aged 3+, alongside relocation support to Malta.

LeoVegas GroupiGaming

Information Security GRC Analyst

RemoteSliema26 Sept

AI SummaryIncludes four weeks of "workation" allowing work from abroad, subject to conditions.

Betsson GroupiGaming

Platform Engineering Tech Lead, Cloud – Infra

On-siteMalta26 Sept

AI SummaryLead platform engineering role at Betsson Group, the Swedish-listed iGaming operator with its operational HQ in Malta. Focus is AWS cloud, edge and networking (CloudFront, Route 53, WAF, CDN), Kubernetes, Terraform and Ansible, plus observability and incident response. On-site in Malta. Suits hands-on engineers who mentor others and set technical standards without formal management authority.

Betsson GroupiGaming

AI Engineer

On-siteMalta26 Sept

AI SummaryAI engineering role at Betsson Group, building production AI applications, agents and context systems for iGaming products. Requires generative AI and LLM experience, prompt engineering, RAG with vector stores and MCP, plus agent frameworks such as LangGraph and LangChain. On-site in Malta. Suits engineers who have shipped AI to production and mentored or led other developers.

Market snapshot

What to know before you apply.

The useful local context, without the brochure language.

  • iGaming is the largest tech employer

    Every MGA-licensed operator and most B2B suppliers run engineering teams on the island: platform, payments, data, mobile and DevOps. They hire from outside gaming all the time.

  • Fintech and payments are the second wave

    Payment processors, EMIs and card acquirers licensed by the MFSA need engineers for PCI-scoped systems, fraud tooling and integrations. Compliance-heavy, well paid.

  • Java and .NET dominate, JavaScript everywhere

    Operator back ends are mostly Java or C#/.NET; front ends are React or Angular; data teams use Python and SQL. Kubernetes, AWS, Azure and Terraform appear in most DevOps briefs.

  • Short loops, one-month notice

    A screening call, one technical round and a culture conversation inside two weeks is normal. The local one-month notice period keeps switching jobs painless.

  • Relocation and permits for senior hires

    Non-EU senior engineers usually come in on the Key Employee Initiative (€45,000 gross minimum, fast-tracked). Mid-level roles use the Specialist Employee Initiative or a single permit.

  • Hybrid is the norm, remote exists

    Most teams work two or three days in the office. Fully remote roles are a minority, usually within the EU for licensing reasons, and are listed separately on the remote jobs page.

Local market guide

Working in Malta's tech sector

Chapter 01

Who hires software engineers in Malta

The island's tech market is unusually concentrated for its size. The iGaming operators licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority (Betsson, Kindred, LeoVegas, Tipico, Gaming Innovation Group, Evolution, Pragmatic Play and a long tail of smaller brands) run product engineering, platform, data and DevOps teams from offices in Sliema, Gżira, St Julian's and Ta' Xbiex. Their B2B suppliers (game studios, platform providers, affiliate networks, payment gateways) sit in the same corridor and compete for the same engineers.

The second cluster is financial technology. Payment processors, electronic money institutions and card acquirers licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority (RS2, Apcopay and others) build PCI-scoped systems and need back-end, QA and security engineers. The banks (BOV, HSBC Malta, APS, MeDirect, BNF) and the insurers digitise around them and hire for .NET, data and infrastructure work in Mrieħel and Valletta.

Around those two, a layer of software houses, agencies and in-house IT teams (telecoms such as GO and Melita, the public-sector agency MITA, hospitality groups, retailers) hires for IT support, networks, web development and ERP work, mostly in the central business districts of Birkirkara, Mrieħel and Qormi.

Chapter 02

Stacks, roles and what is in demand

Back-end engineering is the deepest pool: Java (Spring) and C#/.NET for operator and banking platforms, Node.js and PHP in the agency and affiliate world, Python for data pipelines. Front-end work is React first, with Angular and Vue in older estates, and TypeScript expected everywhere. Mobile roles are fewer and mostly native iOS and Android inside the larger operators.

DevOps and platform engineering is the fastest-growing brief on the island: Kubernetes, AWS or Azure, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Grafana and Prometheus observability. Every operator entering a new regulated market needs more infrastructure, and the fintechs need the same skills with a security slant. Data roles (SQL, analytics engineering, BI, machine learning for fraud and personalisation) follow the same curve.

QA automation, IT support, systems administration and network engineering hire steadily and are the easiest entry points for candidates without a degree or with experience from another industry. ITIL, Microsoft 365 and Linux appear in most support briefs.

Chapter 03

Salaries, permits and relocating as an engineer

Gross salaries sit between Southern and Northern European levels. Junior developers and IT support start around €22,000 to €30,000; mid-level engineers €35,000 to €55,000; senior engineers and DevOps €55,000 to €80,000; leads, architects and engineering managers €75,000 to €100,000 and above. Operators pay at the top of each band, agencies at the bottom. The flat 15% income tax under the Highly Qualified Persons scheme applies to qualifying senior roles inside licensed gaming and financial services companies above its salary threshold.

EU and EEA citizens can start work immediately and register with Identità and Jobsplus afterwards. Non-EU engineers typically arrive on the Key Employee Initiative when the gross salary is €45,000 or more (the employer advertises the role on Jobsplus and EURES for two weeks, then Identità targets a decision in around five working days), on the Specialist Employee Initiative from roughly €25,000, or on a standard single permit below that. Most operators and fintechs sponsor and many add a relocation package: flights, temporary accommodation and help with the lease.

Rents are the main cost: a one-bedroom flat in Sliema or St Julian's runs well above €1,000 a month, so engineers often settle in Gżira, Msida, Swieqi or Birkirkara and walk or bus to the office.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Practical answers for candidates considering this market.

  • What is the average IT salary in Malta?

    A mid-level software engineer in Malta typically earns €35,000 to €55,000 gross per year. Seniors and DevOps engineers earn €55,000 to €80,000, and leads, architects and engineering managers €75,000 to €100,000 or more, with iGaming operators and fintechs paying at the top of each band. Junior developers and IT support start around €22,000 to €30,000.

  • Which programming languages are most in demand in Malta?

    Java and C#/.NET for operator and banking platforms, TypeScript with React on the front end, Python and SQL for data, and Node.js or PHP in agencies and affiliate businesses. On the infrastructure side, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Terraform and CI/CD tooling appear in most DevOps briefs.

  • Can I get a tech job in Malta as a non-EU citizen?

    Yes. Senior engineers earning €45,000 gross or more usually go through the Key Employee Initiative, which Identità fast-tracks once the employer has advertised the role for two weeks. Mid-level specialists use the Specialist Employee Initiative (around €25,000 minimum) or a standard single permit. Most iGaming operators and fintechs sponsor, and many offer relocation support.

  • Do I need to speak Maltese to work in IT in Malta?

    No. English is an official language and the working language of every tech team on the island. Code, documentation, stand-ups and interviews are in English. Maltese only matters for a few public-sector and customer-facing support roles.

  • Where are the tech companies in Malta based?

    The iGaming and fintech cluster runs along the harbour from Sliema through Gżira and Ta' Xbiex to St Julian's. Banks, insurers, telecoms and larger IT teams sit in the central business districts of Mrieħel, Birkirkara, Qormi and Valletta, and SmartCity in Kalkara hosts a smaller group of software companies.

  • Are remote tech jobs available from Malta employers?

    Hybrid working, two or three days in the office, is the default in most engineering teams. Fully remote roles exist but are a minority, and licensing rules in gaming and finance often require the employee to be tax resident in Malta or within the EU. The remote jobs page lists the roles that are open to remote or hybrid work.