Software Engineer (Typescript/Node)

Ballys Corp.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global entertainment company in the City of Westminster is looking for a Backend Developer to design scalable architectures and build high-performing APIs. You will play a key role in developing backends that process millions of requests daily using TypeScript and AWS. Ideal candidates will have experience with backend services and RESTful API design, along with a passion for continual learning and growth in programming.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Pension plan

Health insurance

Volunteering days

Home office allowance

Wellness or Gym allowance

Qualifications

• Strong computer science and/or engineering fundamentals.
• A self-starter not afraid to challenge and dive into new areas.
• Demonstrates strong engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable backend architectures and data models.
• Implement complex business logic and data transformation pipelines.
• Build high-throughput APIs with proper caching and monitoring.

Skills

Strong computer science fundamentals

Experience writing backends and APIs

Solution focused problem solver

Knowledge of performance profiling

Comfortable developing in multiple programming languages

RESTful API design understanding

Tools

TypeScript

AWS

Job description

Overview

team, where you'll be at the forefront of creating seamless user experiences through our personalised iGaming lobby and machine learning led features.You'll implement high-performance backends processing millions of requests daily, focusing on performant code, data modelling, maintaining service uptime and delivering features to our customers. This role includes working with multiple stakeholders to see features from requirement until it's in the hands of customers. The tech stack includes TypeScript/Node.js, AWS Lambda, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL & message queues. This is your chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment. Join us and help shape the future of online entertainment!So, what will you be doing?

Responsibilities

• Designing scalable backend architectures and data models
• Implementing complex business logic and data transformation pipelines
• Building high-throughput APIs with proper caching, rate limiting, and monitoring
• Optimizing database queries and implementing efficient data access patterns
• Managing infrastructure as code and deployment pipelines
• Debugging production issues across our systems
• Maintaining internal tooling

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Pension plan
• Health insurance
• Volunteering days
• Home office allowance
• Wellness or Gym allowance

DNA / Values

At Bally\'s Interactive, we are driven by a set of core values that we like to call our DNA. We strive to embody our DNA and keep them at the heart of everything we do: Always Ready to embrace change, adapt, and do what it takes to delight our customers. You Make the Difference, which is what gives our players the best experience and keeps them coming back. All One Team, looking out for each other, respecting diversity while connecting through a common purpose. Learning Every Day by showing constant curiosity and the drive to learn from successes, mistakes, new experiences, and the people around us. We Love to Lead by thinking differently, seeking innovation, and always looking for ways to raise our game.
Equal Opportunities: Bally\'s Interactive is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and working conditions. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are important to us, and we encourage a culture where everyone can be themselves at work. We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, political opinion or disability.

Qualifications

• Strong computer science and/or engineering fundamentals
• A self-starter who is not afraid to challenge themselves and dive into new areas
• Experience writing backends and APIs (preferably TypeScript)
• Knowledge of performance profiling and bottleneck identification
• A solution focused, outcome-oriented problem solver.
• A polyglot, comfortable developing in a range of programming languages and curious to learn more
• Demonstrates strong engineering principles and can deploy a wide range of progressive technical practices - such as continuous delivery, a walking skeleton and pipeline automation
• Comfortable in the whole spectrum of skills needed to develop, build and release an artifact to production

Must Have

• Experience with TypeScript on the backend
• Experience with building backend services
• Understanding of RESTful API design patterns and the HTTP protocol

Nice To Have

• Contentful modelling experience
• Familiarity with other backend languages (example: Rust, Go, Python)
• Messaging technologies
• Familiarity with building cloud native solutions and best practices (AWS)
• Experience in designing and developing a micro-service architecture

About Bally\'s

Description :Who we are Bally\'s Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel presence. It currently owns and manages 15 casinos across 10 states, a golf course in New York, a horse racetrack in Colorado, and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns Bally\'s Interactive International, formerly Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Bet, a first-in-class sports betting platform, and Bally Casino, a growing iCasino platform.With 10,600 employees, the Company\'s casino operations include approximately 15,300 slot machines, 580 table games and 3,800 hotel rooms. Upon completing the construction of a permanent casino facility in Chicago, IL, and a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally\'s will own and/or manage 16 casinos across 11 states. Bally\'s also has rights to developable land in Las Vegas post the closure of the Tropicana.Well, what about the team?Join our dynamic iGaming Nightwatch