Software Developer

Company Description

Founded in 1999, the company has a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is focused on regulated and regulating markets across its B2B and B2C businesses. Both divisions leverage Playtech’s proprietary technology to deliver innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging and entertaining betting and gaming experience. 

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence-driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, bingo and poker. Read more about who we are and what we do here: www.playtech.com & www.playtechpeople.com 
Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Recognizing differences and ensuring our processes are transparent is the core of Playtech’s overall commitment to responsible business practices. 

Ready to level up your career?

Playtech’s GenBet unit is looking for a proactive, methodical Software Developer with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Job Description

Your influential mission. You will...

• Develop our Sportsbook product and applications
• Implement new features and maintaining production code
• Design and innovative solutions to complex problems
• Contribute to meaningful peer code reviews
• Implement unit tests
• Work in an agile development process

Qualifications

Components for success. You...

• Bring 2+ years of professional experience with Python
• Have expertise in Linux/Unix environments
• Show a keen interest in Python and Open Source technologies
• Are enthusiastic about learning on the job and have a knack for solving complex technical challenges

You'll get extra points for...

• Having experience in a highly technical environment, solving complex problems
• Using Microservices, RESTful APIs, message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ), and NoSQL datastores (e.g., MongoDB)
• Developing applications with non-blocking IO (event loops)
• Proficiency in Python and Tornado
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Previous commercial experience in the Gambling or Sports Betting sector
• Demonstrating an outside interest in programming through a blog, portfolio, GitHub, Bitbucket profile, or personal website

Thrive in a culture that values...

• Taking initiative and must have a confident approach at the workplace
• Global scope and inclusive working environment
• Constant learning and development opportunities
• Active lifestyle and mental well-being
• Fun and engaging company events

Additional Information

GENBET TEAM

As a Software Developer, you will be become part of a diverse, highly technical development team, where everyone's input is valued. Our main focus is on solving complex, data-heavy problems in the most efficient way possible. Our office of Software Engineers & Testers operate within a highly collaborative environment and we like to play each person to their strengths, ensuring they are always working within a team that will not only challenge them but ultimately prove fulfilling.

Technically, we use many Open Source technologies, keeping our tech stack cutting edge where possible. Your role as a Software Engineer will be to create and maintain applications within our micro service architecture using a mix of Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Oracle SQL, MongoDB, Kafka and RabbitMQ. Experience in these specific technologies is highly desirable and it is essential to have experience in Linux environments, Databases and a confidence in general programming paradigms

Playtech is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applicants. Unless otherwise instructed, we will retain your details on file for 6 months in accordance with the data protection act.