Staff Engineer — Cross-Team Architect & Tech Leader

Caesars Entertainment; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer to act as a technical authority across multiple teams, shaping architecture for our digital experiences powering Caesars.com and Caesars Rewards.

The role emphasizes cross-team leadership, hands-on coding, and strategic planning to deliver scalable, secure systems for guests at home, at resorts, or on the go. You will mentor engineers and guide technology choices in a fast-paced, hospitality-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years at a senior level with cross-team architectural impact.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale systems with modern frameworks and DevOps practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equal industry experience.
• Advanced degree preferred and relevant certifications desirable.
• Experience delivering high-quality digital products across web and mobile.
• Experience in customer-facing industries (e-commerce, hospitality, entertainment, retail) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-team architectural strategy across multiple teams and establish patterns adopted department-wide.
• Resolve the most complex technical challenges, including redesigns and distributed systems optimization.
• Translate strategic objectives into multi-quarter technical roadmaps with business justification.
• Contribute hands-on coding on critical infrastructure and architectural implementations.
• Evaluate and pilot new technologies and patterns, with practical recommendations.
• Set and improve engineering quality standards, testing, observability, and security practices.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to technical growth through reviews and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Cross-Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Strategic Planning

Hands-on Coding

Tech Evaluation

Quality Standards

Mentorship

Education

Bachelors in CS/Engineering

MS/MBA preferred

Certifications desirable

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

SonarQube

Postman

Dynatrace

Job description

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer to act as a technical authority across multiple teams, shaping architecture for our digital experiences powering Caesars.com and Caesars Rewards.

The role emphasizes cross-team leadership, hands-on coding, and strategic planning to deliver scalable, secure systems for guests at home, at resorts, or on the go. You will mentor engineers and guide technology choices in a fast-paced, hospitality-focused environment.