Staff Software Developer, Platform Core

theScore; Toronto; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the gaming and entertainment industry as part of the Platform Core team. You will design and build foundational backend components, collaborate with teams, and mentor developers while enjoying a competitive compensation package and a fun, relaxed work environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Fun, relaxed work environment

Education and conference reimbursements

Parental leave top up

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in computer science with competencies in data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, Elixir, and Java.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build foundational components for backend services.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure needs are met.
• Mentor other developers and advocate for product quality.

Skills

Data Structures

Distributed Systems

Software Design

Clean Code Architecture

Technical Writing

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Elixir

Java

Job description

PENN Entertainment, Inc. is North America’s leading provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. From casinos and racetracks to online gaming, sports betting and entertainment content, we deliver the experiences people want, how and where they want them.

We’re always on the lookout for those who are passionate about creating and delivering cutting-edge online gaming and sports media products. Whether it’s through ESPN BET , Hollywood Casino, theScore Bet Sportsbook & Casino , or theScore media app, we’re excited to push the boundaries of what’s possible. These state-of-the-art platforms are powered by proprietary in-house technology, a key component of PENN’s omnichannel gaming and entertainment strategy.

When you join PENN Entertainment’s digital team, you’ll not only work on these cutting-edge platforms through theScore and PENN Interactive, but you’ll also be part of a company that truly cares about your career growth. We’re committed to supporting you as you expand your skills and explore new opportunities.

With locations throughout North America, you can build a future at PENN Entertainment wherever you are. If you want to challenge conventions in gaming, media and entertainment, we want to talk to you.

About the Role & Team

As part of the Platform Core team at Penn Interactive, you will be working with a group of talented and friendly individuals. Our goal is to design and build foundational components that improve reliability and scalability of our backend services. The Platform Core team helps accelerate other backend teams at Penn Interactive by building internal tools and libraries for their use. We take pride in our craft by using tools that help us keep a high standard of quality within our codebase and application. We’re also a team that enjoys learning and sharing knowledge. We like to keep our documentation up to date and take time out of our day to learn new technologies.

About the Work

As a key member of the Platform Core team you will:

• Design and build foundational components that improve the reliability and scalability of our backend services.
• Build internal tools and libraries to help accelerate other backend teams.
• Collaborate regularly with other teams to ensure what we’re building serves their needs.
• Contribute to improving and evolving software development across the organization.
• Solve technical problems of the highest scope and complexity.
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security and performance that have impact across the organization.
• Strives to reduce technical debt, while communicating with teammates about any larger refactor.
• Collaborate with the team to define and improve our internal style guide, maintainability and best practices for web applications.
• Provider mentorship for all of our developers.
• Actively participate in Engineering efforts that help streamline the experience of our Products.
• Guide other developers on how to set up systems and drive execution plans for features and system improvements.
• Helps drive innovation on the team with a willingness to experiment and deal with hard problems with high complexity and scope.

About You

• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, distributed systems, algorithms and software design.
• Passionate about clean code architecture and software craftsmanship.
• Experience with:
  • Kubernetes
  • Kafka
  • Elixir
  • Java
• An interest in designing, building, and optimizing distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills, including solid technical writing abilities.
• Passion for building services and tools for other developers.
• A drive for finding simple solutions to complex problems.
• Knowledge and familiarity with caching strategies and tools.
• Always trying to understand why things happen at a deeper level.
• NICE TO HAVE: Experience with gRPC, RocksDB, experience with functional programming and desire to contribute to open source projects.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Fun, relaxed work environment
• Education and conference reimbursements.
• Parental leave top up
• Opportunities for career progression and mentoring others

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theScore is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.

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