Josef Galea is an engineering manager based in Malta with 13 years of hands-on experience leading backend-focused teams and shaping clean, maintainable architectures. He has progressed from system developer and technical architect roles at Betsson to senior engineering and leadership positions across gaming and fintech firms like Casumo, FORM3, MrQ, and now Betsson Group. Known for combining pragmatic engineering with people leadership, he regularly moves between coding and coaching to ensure teams deliver reliable, scalable services. His background includes teaching as a visiting assistant lecturer, reflecting a talent for explaining complex technical concepts and mentoring engineers. Josef’s career shows a consistent thread of building resilient backend systems in regulated domains, and he often favors design clarity over cleverness when solving distributed-system challenges.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Junior College
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Hons. IT (Comp. Science), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Hons. IT (Comp. Science) at University of Malta
Contributions:48 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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