Senior Backend Engineer

Hard Rock Digital; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gaming company in the UK is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to take ownership of backend implementation. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience with Java, Spring framework, and AWS technologies. They will contribute quality code and work collaboratively in a team that values innovation and customer experience. This role includes competitive pay and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits

Flexible vacation allowance

Flexible work from home or office hours

Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand

Qualifications

• Min of 5+ years work experience.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Extensive experience with Java and Spring / SpringBoot.
• Deep understanding of AWS Cloud technologies.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc).

Responsibilities

• Be a technical point of contact for various stakeholders.
• Contribute quality code and be passionate about technology.
• Responsible for the quality, scope, and timeliness of deliverables.

Skills

Java

Spring

SpringBoot

Reactive Programming

AWS Cloud technologies

Agile Development

Docker

Kubernetes

Micro-Service architecture

Postgresql

Kafka

Job description

Overview

Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social casino company in the world. We’re building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer's interaction, experience, behavior, and insight and strive to ensure we’re always acting authentically.

Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the new Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known the world over as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We’re taking that foundation of success and bringing it to the digital space — ready to join us?

What’s the position?

We are looking for a senior backend engineer to join our rapidly growing technology team. This position will be able to come in an have a lot of ownership of the shape of the backend implementation. It is an exciting and rewarding opportunity.

As a senior-level backend engineer, you will:

• Be a technical point of contact for various stakeholders
• Be technically talented, able to contribute quality code, and being passionate about the technology
• Be responsible for the quality, scope, and timeliness of all your deliverables

Because we operate with a startup mindset, we will be reliant on your technical skill, but also your passion and ownership over all aspects of your work.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an engineer who is willing to tackle problems with innovative ideas and quality technical implementations. We believe the perfect candidate isn’t interested in just what we’re building right now, but wants to understand where we’re going and how it impacts the customer to ensure everything we create moves us closer to our goal: delivering the best customer experience.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Min of 5+ years work experience
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Extensive experience with Java and Spring / SpringBoot
• Extensive experience with reactive programming (Spring Reactive)
• A deep understanding of AWS Cloud technologies and how to create scalable multi-region applications
• Experience working within an agile development
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
• Experience with Micro-Service and Service oriented architectures

Experience with the following technologies:

• DB (ex, Postgresql, CocroachDB)
• Streaming technologies (Amazon Kinesis, Kafka)
• Message Queues (SQS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)

What’s in it for you?

We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include:

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Flexible vacation allowance
• Flexible work from home or office hours
• Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand
• Opportunity to build products enjoyed by millions as part of a passionate team

Roster of Uniques

We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where regardless of background or beliefs you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunities employer)