Senior Backend Engineer - Sports API (Java/Spring)

Bally's Intralot; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension plan

Health insurance

Company share scheme

Home office allowance

Wellness or Gym allowance

Job summary

Bally’s Intralot is building out its Sports API team (Matchday) to power the Bally Bet experience with scalable APIs and robust services on AWS. You will work with the Sports UI, Platform and Data teams, delivering features in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

You’ll use Java 17/21, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, GraphQL and Kafka, applying TDD and pair programming to ship reliable software in a continuous delivery culture.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, APIs and relational databases.
• Experience with agile methodologies and modern engineering practices.
• Familiarity with building scalable, robust APIs and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop product features and API capabilities.
• Apply TDD and pair programming to deliver high-quality code.
• Design and develop customer-focused solutions aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and deliver features.
• Contribute to code reviews and continuous delivery improvements.
• Ensure production readiness and reliable deployment of changes.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

API design

Relational databases

Agile methodologies

TDD

Pairing

Automation

CI/CD

GraphQL

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

Dynatrace

AWS

Tools

GraphQL

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

Dynatrace

AWS

Job description

Bally’s Intralot is building out its Sports API team (Matchday) to power the Bally Bet experience with scalable APIs and robust services on AWS. You will work with the Sports UI, Platform and Data teams, delivering features in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

You’ll use Java 17/21, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, GraphQL and Kafka, applying TDD and pair programming to ship reliable software in a continuous delivery culture.