Staff Backend Engineer - Sportsbook

Hard Rock Digital; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hard Rock Digital is seeking a Staff backend engineer to enhance their sportsbook and casino applications. This role offers the opportunity to lead backend implementations, requiring extensive experience in Java, AWS, and micro-service architectures while promoting a startup environment. Flexible working conditions and a diverse workplace culture are part of the offer.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• Min of 8+ years work experience.
• Experience with AWS Serverless and serverless-supported languages.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Be a technical point of contact for various stakeholders.
• Contribute quality code with a passion for technology.
• Ensure the quality, scope, and timeliness of deliverables.

Skills

Communication

Java

Spring

SpringBoot

Reactive Programming

AWS Cloud

Containerization

Micro-Service Architecture

Job description

What are we building?

Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social gaming 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 Staff backend engineer to join our rapidly growing technology team, responsible for continuous growth and support of our Sportsbook and Casino app, specifically around our Core Services. 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 staff-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 8+ 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 with the following technologies:

o AWS Serverless and serverless-supported languages

o DB (ex, Postgresql, CocroachDB)

o Streaming technologies (Amazon Kinesis, Kafka)

o Message Queues (SQS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)

• Experience working within an agile development

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)

• Experience with Micro-Service and Service oriented architectures

• Experience with Core Services around player journeys and experiences

• Nice to have experience with Sportsbetting and Casino software

• Nice to have knowledge around general trading rules and feed providers

• Nice to have knowledge with odds feeds such-as Radar, Genius, Swich, & Simplebet

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)