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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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PopularEngineeringSQLAWSKubernetes
  • 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

Betsson GroupiGaming

Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering – Infra

On-siteMalta26 Sept

AI SummaryEngineering Manager role at Betsson Group, leading around 10 to 12 platform engineers across delivery and observability. Covers roadmap ownership, SLA/SLO management and incident response, with exposure to cloud, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and tooling such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo CD and Grafana. On-site in Malta. Suits hands-off but technically strong leaders from platform, SRE or developer tooling teams.

FDJ UnitediGaming

Head of UX and UI Strategy

On-siteSliema26 Sept

AI SummaryHead of design role at FDJ United, a European betting and gaming operator, owning UX and UI vision across Sportsbook, Casino and other verticals. Covers design system governance, shared component libraries, brand-to-product alignment and leading a distributed UX community. On-site in Sliema. Suits senior design leaders used to influencing teams they do not directly manage.

Betsson GroupiGaming

Technical Project Manager

On-siteMalta26 Sept

AI SummaryTechnical project management role at Betsson Group, running tech transformation projects within Product Development. Requires a solid IT background, experience with Microsoft Project and JIRA, and stakeholder management across technology and business units; Prince or Six Sigma certification is a plus. On-site in Malta. Suits project leads comfortable coordinating vendors, budgets and technical teams.

EpicTech

IP Networks Manager

HybridMalta26 Sept

AI SummaryManager role at telecoms operator Epic, leading a team of network engineers responsible for IP core infrastructure across mobile, fixed, corporate and retail services. Covers routing, switching, firewalls and fixed access technologies, plus budgets, KPIs and security compliance. Hybrid in Malta. Suits candidates with an MQF Level 6 qualification and at least three years in network or telecoms leadership.

GOTech

Application Specialist

HybridMalta26 Sept

AI SummaryPerks include free unlimited GO home and mobile services, work-from-abroad option, and a children's summer school budget.

EpicTech

DevOps Engineer

HybridMalta26 Sept

AI SummaryOn-premises Kubernetes rather than cloud, with rotating 24x7 on-call duty for business-critical telecoms systems.

EpicTech

IP Network Engineer

HybridMalta26 Sept

AI SummaryNetwork engineering role in Epic's Technology Operations team, covering design, support and security of IP infrastructure across offices and data centres. Requires hands-on experience with routers, switches and firewalls, knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs and IPSec, plus a Cisco CCNA. Hybrid in Malta with a 24x7 on-call roster. Suits enterprise network engineers comfortable with troubleshooting and documentation.

ApcopayFinTech

Senior Software Developer

On-siteMarsa25 Sept

AI SummarySenior software development role at Apcopay, a payments orchestration platform in Marsa. Requires 5+ years with C# .NET / .NET Core, ASP.NET and SQL Server, plus front-end work in Angular or Blazor, microservices, REST APIs and Azure tooling. On-site in Malta, reporting to the Head of Software Development. Suits full-stack developers comfortable mentoring juniors and refactoring legacy fintech systems.

MelitaTelecoms

Network security specialist

On-siteMalta25 Sept

AI SummaryMelita explicitly prioritises networking and firewall depth over InfoSec certifications for this security post.

FDJ UnitediGaming

Senior Product Director

On-siteSliema24 Sept

AI SummarySpans five product verticals across roughly fifteen regulated markets, with supplier and build versus buy ownership.

Betsson GroupiGaming

Sportsbook – Frontend Engineering Team Lead

On-siteMalta24 Sept

AI SummaryLead role for Betsson Group's in-house Sportsbook frontend team, combining hands-on engineering background with direct people management. Expects Angular and modern JavaScript or TypeScript, plus familiarity with .NET Core, C#, RabbitMQ, Redis and MS SQL. On-site in Malta. Suits engineers ready to coach direct reports, run one-to-ones and drive delivery alongside the Engineering Manager.

Laferla InsuranceTech

Senior Software Developer

On-siteValletta24 Sept

AI SummaryDataflex is listed among accepted languages, a legacy skill rarely requested in Malta.

LeoVegas GroupiGaming

Service Operations Manager

RemoteSliema24 Sept

AI SummaryIncludes four weeks of annual workation, letting staff work from abroad.

Betsson GroupiGaming

QA Manager (Mobile Apps )

HybridMalta24 Sept

AI SummaryRemote working from abroad options offered alongside the hybrid Malta setup.

Betsson GroupiGaming

Gaming Architect

HybridMalta23 Sept

AI SummaryBetsson allows periods of remote working from abroad alongside the standard hybrid setup.

Betsson GroupiGaming

Senior Product Manager – Sportsbook Discovery

On-siteMalta23 Sept

AI SummarySenior product management role at Betsson Group, focused on player-facing Sportsbook discovery. Covers problem framing, hypotheses, prototyping and experimentation, with AI used as a practical discovery tool alongside Design, Research, Engineering and Commercial teams. On-site in Malta. Suits product managers with strong Sportsbook knowledge and a track record owning complex customer-facing digital products end to end.

FDJ UnitediGaming

Software Engineer, SOPS

On-siteSliema23 Sept

AI SummaryRole includes integrating AI tools into internal workflows, alongside compensated out-of-hours second-line support duties.

ComputimeTech

Systems Engineer

HybridMalta22 Sept

AI SummarySystems engineering role at Computime, a Maltese ICT services provider, supporting on-premises, hybrid, and cloud infrastructure for enterprise clients. Requires at least 2 years in systems, infrastructure, or technical support, with hands-on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure experience. Hybrid working in Malta. Suits infrastructure technicians who want vendor certification paths and customer-facing work.

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.

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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.