Platform engineering
Architecture and delivery of dependable digital platforms, from the first technical decisions through production operation and continued evolution.
- Architecture
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- Integrations
- Reliability
Platform engineering · iGaming · Compliance
Senior engineering for complex digital products.
I help founders and leadership teams turn complex product and platform requirements into reliable systems that work in production — with deep experience in iGaming and regulated environments.
Independent practiceNick PedersenTechnical Lead · Denmark
- 12+
- Years in professional software development
- 15+
- Games supported through certification
- 03
- Gaming systems and casinos supported through certification
- 01
- Hands-on partner from architecture to production
Expertise
One technical partner across product, platform, and regulation.
Senior direction is most useful when it remains connected to the work. I combine architectural judgment with hands-on delivery.
iGaming systems
Domain-aware engineering for gaming products, back-office workflows, real-time integrations, payments, identity, and operational tooling.
- Gaming platforms
- Live data
- KYC & identity
- Payments
Regulatory readiness
Technical leadership for systems that need evidence, traceability, controlled change, and a clear route through certification.
- Danish market requirements
- Certification
- Auditability
- Technical evidence
Engagements
When to bring me in
I work project-based or as an ongoing technical adviser, depending on the problem and the level of ownership required.
- Establish or rethink a platform architecture
- Take hands-on technical ownership of a difficult delivery
- Prepare a game or gaming system for certification
- Strengthen integrations, operations, or engineering practices
iGaming & compliance
Built with regulation in the room — not added at the end.
A decade in iGaming has taught me that compliance is a product and engineering concern as much as a regulatory one.
I have led certification processes for more than 15 games and three gaming systems or casinos, and bring extensive practical knowledge of requirements in the Danish market, including work involving the Danish Gambling Authority (Spillemyndigheden).
Requirements into architecture
Translate regulatory and certification requirements into system boundaries, data flows, controls, and delivery decisions that teams can execute.
Evidence and traceability
Establish the technical documentation, change history, test evidence, and operational clarity needed for review and certification.
Certification coordination
Coordinate the technical work across product teams, test houses, and other relevant parties while keeping remediation focused and visible.
Selected work
Complex systems, made operational.
Selected examples of product and platform work delivered in production environments.
Sports prediction platform01 / Case study
Betting Bingo — mobile sports-prediction platform
A mobile-first, multi-tenant product where players build bingo grids from real betting odds and compete across events, rounds, and private leagues.
Visit Betting Bingo- Role
- Co-founder & Technical Lead
- Challenge
- Turn changing provider odds and match results into a fair, deadline-bound game flow while keeping scoring, settlement, rankings, tenant boundaries, and the mobile experience dependable.
- Contribution
- As co-founder and technical lead, I shaped the product and led architecture and implementation across the Nuxt player experience, Vue administration, ASP.NET Core API, domain model, provider integrations, settlement pipeline, and GCP platform.
- Outcome
- A production platform that automates sports-data ingestion, board validation, odds and result settlement, scoring, and leaderboards across containerised Cloud Run services and scheduled processing.
- Nuxt / Vue
- TypeScript
- ASP.NET Core
- .NET 8
- Google Cloud
- Cloud Run
- Cloud SQL / PostgreSQL
- Cloud Scheduler
- Terraform
- GitHub Actions
Compliance infrastructure02 / Case study
Fortuna Compliance — infrastructure for Danish iGaming
A multi-tenant API and React administration platform that centralises identity, KYC, ROFUS, and SAFE workflows for Danish gambling operators.
Visit Fortuna Compliance- Role
- Co-founder & Technical Lead
- Challenge
- Unify provider and authority-facing workflows — including MitID/CPR, PEP, ROFUS, and SAFE — behind a dependable tenant-isolated API with traceable decisions and operational controls.
- Contribution
- As co-founder and technical lead, I shaped the product and led architecture and implementation across the React administration application, .NET API, domain model, external integrations, encrypted audit trail, background processing, and GCP platform.
- Outcome
- A production platform with connected API and administration surfaces, automated regulatory reporting flows, auditable outcomes, retention workflows, signed webhooks, and managed background processing.
- React
- TypeScript
- ASP.NET Core
- .NET 10
- Google Cloud
- Cloud Run
- Cloud SQL / PostgreSQL
- Cloud Tasks
- Cloud Scheduler
- Terraform
- GitHub Actions
RGS core services03 / Case study
FireCore — core services for the Fireball platform
FireCore is a central part of the Fireball Remote Games Server, providing shared services and integration building blocks that connect games with casino operators.
Visit Fireball- Role
- Lead Architect for FireCore & Backend Developer
- Challenge
- Design and build a consistent, low-latency path between games and operator-specific APIs while keeping transaction flows resilient, allowing integrations to scale independently, and meeting technical compliance requirements for the Danish market.
- Contribution
- I was the lead architect and primary developer for FireCore. I also contributed to central Fireball backend services, event-driven flows, multiple casino-operator integrations, and the RNG and game SDKs. In addition, I was responsible for technical compliance work covering games, RNG, and SDKs for the Danish market.
- Outcome
- FireCore provides a loosely coupled foundation that isolates operator-specific logic, supports independent deployment and horizontal scaling, and gives games a consistent integration path across operator environments.
- .NET / C#
- Microservices
- Google Cloud
- Cloud Run
- Cloud SQL
- Pub/Sub
- Redis
- REST / HTTP
- Containers
How I work
Clarity first. Progress visible.
- 01
Understand the real constraint
Align business goals, domain requirements, technical realities, and the decisions that cannot be deferred.
- 02
Create momentum
Work hands-on with the team, make trade-offs explicit, and turn direction into production-quality delivery.
- 03
Leave a stronger system
Improve not only the product, but also the architecture, operational clarity, and team capability around it.
Independent practice
Nick Pedersen
Independent Technical Lead · Denmark
I have worked professionally with software development for more than 12 years, in roles spanning backend development, lead development, full-stack leadership and project management, technical leadership, and CTO responsibility.
My background is rooted in iGaming, complemented by recent work in a digital consultancy delivering enterprise and B2B commerce platforms, internal systems, and other web-based products.
Through NP Tech, I work project-based or provide ongoing technical advice. Engagements are primarily remote, with selected in-person meetings when they add value.
I also bring practical knowledge of modern AI systems and AI-assisted development — from evaluating where the technology adds real value to understanding the technical choices, limitations, and responsibilities involved.
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