Software Developer

Bet365; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gaming company in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Software Developer to design, develop, and maintain key data solutions. The role involves creating concurrent distributed components and supporting a resilient RIAK datastore. Successful candidates will have a strong background in server-side development, exposure to functional programming languages, and a Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field or relevant experience. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with high transaction volumes.

Qualifications

• Experience in server-side development including services and middleware.
• Exposure to functional programming languages such as Erlang or Scala.
• Strong ability to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop low latency, highly available, and scalable solutions.
• Support and enhance the existing code base.
• Identify technical areas of improvement.

Skills

System development

Functional programming

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or relevant experience

Job description

Overview

As a Software Developer, you will play a key role in the design, development, and maintenance of data solutions that are central to our business operations. The RIAK team is a vital component of our Business success, where you will develop and support our fast, resilient open‑source RIAK datastore. We are seeking a technically minded Software Developer with a passion for continuous learning and a strong interest in functional programming and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Developing low latency, highly available and scalable solutions.
• Creating concurrent distributed components.
• Working on Linux and GNU utilities.
• Working in an environment with high volumes of transactions.
• Supporting and enhancing the existing code base.
• Identifying technical areas of improvement.
• Contributing to solution proposals as required.
• Creating work effort estimates.

Qualifications

• Experience in server‑side development, including services, systems, messaging and middleware.
• Exposure to functional programming such as Erlang, Haskell, F#, Scala or Go.
• Experience with complex event processes and continuous query languages.
• Strong problem‑solving ability.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor's degree in an IT related discipline, or relevant commercial experience.