Staff Software Engineer

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 Core Technology Team, responsible for continuous growth and support of the online Sportsbook & Casino platform. 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. Job requirements 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) Experience working for a company with large volumes of traffic, where every technical decision needs to be able to carry the load of our customer base A deep understanding of AWS Cloud technologies and how to create scalable multi-region applications Experience with the following technologies: Extensive experience with Java and Spring / SpringBoot AWS Serverless and serverless-supported languages DB (ex, Postgresql, CockroachDB) Streaming technologies (Kafka) Message Queues (SQS, ActiveMQ) Experience working within agile development Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) Experience with Micro-Service and Service oriented architectures Nice to have experience with Sportsbetting and Casino software and understand online gaming 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) All done! Your application has been successfully submitted! Other jobs