Software Engineer

Entain; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Leeds is looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join their Modelling & Data Engineering team. In this role, you'll help develop scalable code for various innovative projects, focusing on improving processes and technology implementation. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a STEM field, essential programming skills especially in C#, and a passion for sports. The job provides a competitive salary, generous bonuses, and a hybrid work arrangement allowing for flexibility.

Benefits

Generous group bonus scheme

Hybrid working - 2 days in the office

Private medical insurance

Pension Scheme - matched to 6%

Ability to buy and sell holiday

Paid days for professional development

Sharesave Scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrate competent programming skills in data structures and high-performance computing.
• Experience in working with distributed event stores and stream-processing platforms.
• Excellent communication skills to work collaboratively and autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Write clean scalable code in programming languages.
• Work on Greenfield Projects to build tools for business modeling.
• Drive the implementation of new technologies to improve performance.

Skills

Programming in C#

SQL

Kafka

Redis

Design Patterns

SOLID Principles

API integration

Data structures

High-performance computing

GIT

Education

Degree in STEM (PhD/MSc/BSc) related to Computer Science

Tools

.NET

AWS

Spring

Java

Go

JavaScript

React

Job description

As a Software Engineer within Angstroms Modelling & Data Engineering department you will be working in a fast paced delivery focused environment playing a critical role in helping a young and fast-growing company to improve processes and drive the implementation of new Models & Technologies.

Key responsibilities

• Write clean scalable code programming languages.
• Work on Greenfield Projects to help build a wide span of tooling to facilitate the modelling of the business.
• Be a part of a team that is responsible for collecting data needed to empower the models as well as processing the models and handling their output.
• Drive the implementation of new technologies to reduce technical debt and improve application performance and maintainability.
• Work closely with other areas of the Modelling & Data Engineering department to manage the tooling life cycle and delivery.

Qualifications

Essential:

• A degree (PhD MSc BSc) in a STEM subject preferably Computer Science or similar provable programming skills.
• A qualification/certification from within our chosen tech stack/vendors (.NET AWS)
• Demonstrate competent programming skills in the areas of data structures and high-performance computing by using Design Patterns and SOLID Principles
• Experience (1 year) working on Framework as a Software Engineer 5.
• Familiarity with SQL and experience (1 year) working with relational databases.
• Experience (1 year) using Kafka or equivalent distributed event store and stream-processing platform.
• Experience (1 year) working with Redis or equivalent in memory storage.Experience (1 year) working with AWS S3 Athena ECS Cloud Formation Lambdas & Cloudwatch.
• Experience (1 year) with concurrent development source control (GIT).
• Systems integration experience (1 year) with networking data migrations API integration and design.
• Commitment to delivering clean systems including documentation logging and reproducibility.
• Excellent presentation documentation time management communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively and autonomously.
• Strong problem-solving skills with an analytical outlook.
• A keen interest in American sports (NFL NBA MLB NHL NCAAB NCAAF) Cricket Tennis or Soccer
• Experience working with Data Scientists and Data Engineers working in data teams
• Mathematics skills such as dealing with matrices probabilities and statistics.

While our preference is for candidates who are confident working with C# we are open to considering those with limited C# experience if they have a strong background in Java and relevant industry experience or can demonstrate a genuine personal interest in our sector (Betting & Gaming Gambling iGaming or American Sports).

Additional Information

At Entain we know that signing top players requires a great starting package and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Depending on your role and location you can expect to receive benefits like:

• Generous group bonus scheme
• Hybrid working - 2 days in the office
• Private medical insurance
• Pension Scheme - matched to 6%
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Entain & Enhance days 2 paid days off to focus on your professional or personal development
• Sharesave Scheme

And outside of this youll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes. Join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process at either application or interview please contact us

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time

Key Skills

Spring,.NET,C/C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,Data Structures,JavaScript,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Experience

years

Vacancy

1