About The Company
hackajob is collaborating with Bet365 to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.
Company Description
We're one of the world's leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 10,000 people and serve over 120 million customers in 26 languages.
We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of growth opportunities, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling and gaming. As a forward-thinking company, we're breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what's possible for our customers worldwide.
Our focus on In-Play betting has solidified our market-leading position, featuring more than 1.38 million In-Play sporting events a year. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe (750,000), we handle over 6 million HTTP requests daily and process more than 1.5 million bets per hour at peak.
About The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in building and maintaining real-time event-based systems that drive our core betting and gaming functionalities. You will join the Offers team, where your primary focus will be on empowering the business to create new bonus mechanics swiftly and efficiently, without heavy reliance on technical teams.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to work as part of a full-stack team, leveraging a diverse set of technologies including
Go,
Typescript,
React,
SQL, and Kafka. You will gain valuable experience working with open-source technologies and deploying all systems and services to
Google
Cloud Platform (GCP). The dynamic nature of this role requires quick thinking, innovative problem-solving, and a passion for software development in a fast-paced environment.
You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems that meet evolving business needs. Your work will directly impact the company's ability to deliver seamless betting experiences and innovative gaming products to millions of customers worldwide. The role also offers flexibility with a hybrid working policy, allowing for a balanced work-from-home arrangement.
The annual salary range for this position is $125,000 to $155,000, reflecting the level of expertise and experience required.
Qualifications
- Experience leading development teams and delivering complex technical projects successfully.
- Strong passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing fellow developers.
- Ability to prioritize people and team well-being alongside process efficiency.
- Proven problem-solving skills within fast-paced and dynamic environments.
- Commercial experience working with Cloud Platforms, particularly GCP or similar providers.
- Proficiency in React and Typescript for front-end development.
- Hands-on experience with Golang microservices architecture.
- Exposure to C#, .NET, MSSQL, or WPF is advantageous but not mandatory.
Responsibilities
- Act as an escalation point for the team both during and outside of office hours, ensuring swift resolution of issues.
- Lead the design and development of scalable, maintainable, and high-performance systems aligned with business objectives.
- Apply active governance around solution design to ensure consistency, security, and quality standards are maintained.
- Set and uphold high standards for code quality, testing, and delivery processes.
- Ensure that technical solutions effectively meet business requirements and user expectations.
- Participate in work estimation, planning, and comprehensive solution documentation processes.
- Own end-to-end technical solutions from development through to deployment and live operation.
- Distribute knowledge across the team, mentor junior developers, and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Benefits
Bet365 offers a competitive compensation package aligned with industry standards, including a flexible hybrid working policy that supports work-life balance. Employees benefit from on
going professional development opportunities, a collaborative and innovative work environment, and access to cutting-edge technologies. Additional benefits include health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and a supportive company culture that encourages diversity and inclusion. Bet365 is committed to providing a rewarding workplace where employees can grow their careers and make meaningful contributions to the company's success.
Equal Opportunity
Bet365 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.