Scala Backend Engineer – Real-Time Retention Platform

Caesars Sportsbook & Casino; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) matching program

Employee benefits

Incentive compensation (cash bonuses)

Zusammenfassung

Caesars Digital in Jersey City seeks a skilled Scala Engineer to join our backend team, building real-time retention platforms such as the Sports Bonus Engine and Caesars Rewards. This role is hybrid, onsite three days per week, with onboarding on-site as required.

Salary ranges from $120,000 to $170,000 USD, dependent on experience, geography, and market demand. You'll collaborate with senior engineers to implement scalable solutions for customer engagement, work with product teams, and

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years backend development experience with at least 2 years in Scala.
• Strong knowledge of functional programming principles.
• Experience with real-time systems, high-throughput APIs, and low-latency data processing.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Proficiency with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Redis).
• Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Willingness for rotational on-call duty every 4–6 weeks.

Aufgaben

• Build high-quality Scala software with strong unit test coverage and end-to-end automation.
• Refactor code to improve performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to deliver scalable real-time engagement and rewards systems.
• Work with product managers to add features enhancing user experience and system capabilities.
• Debug and resolve issues across the retention platform.
• Analyze performance and implement speed and reliability optimizations.
• Collaborate in a cross-functional team with AQA, Front-end, iOS, and DevOps engineers.
• Participate in code reviews to uphold quality and share knowledge.
• Stay current with industry trends and technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
• Support hiring of future colleagues.

Kenntnisse

Scala

Backend development

Functional programming

Real-time systems

High-throughput processing

Low-latency processing

Distributed systems

Microservices

On-call rotation

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Cassandra

Redis

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Jobbeschreibung

Caesars Digital in Jersey City seeks a skilled Scala Engineer to join our backend team, building real-time retention platforms such as the Sports Bonus Engine and Caesars Rewards. This role is hybrid, onsite three days per week, with onboarding on-site as required.

Salary ranges from $120,000 to $170,000 USD, dependent on experience, geography, and market demand. You'll collaborate with senior engineers to implement scalable solutions for customer engagement, work with product teams, and