About the Job
About Our Client
Our client is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, they consist of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media.
They have a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers and 28 retail locations. The company is based in New York with offices in New Jersey, Georgia, California, Oregon, Canada, and Scotland.
Their networks are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through relationships with leading direct-to-consumer over-the-top platforms.
The company is a subsidiary of a global leader in sports betting and gaming, with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The Team
Our client offers fans a new and innovative way to interact with their favorite games, sports, and teams. They’re dedicated to building a winning team and pride themselves on making every moment meaningful, especially when it comes to your career. Winning means recognition for your hard-earned results, a culture that brings out your best work, and a roster full of talented coworkers. They believe in winning right, which means they’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for their teammates. From creative professionals to cutting-edge technology innovators, they offer a wide range of career opportunities, best-in-class benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. The principle of “We Are One Team” runs through all their offices across the globe, and you can expect to be a part of an exciting company with many opportunities to grow and be successful.
The Position
Our client’s Account Vertical is responsible for Registration, Authentication, User Identity, and Verification journeys. If you've registered, logged in, and managed your account on their platform, their engineering teams own this and more. You will be working specifically on their Protect pillar, maturing how they ensure accounts across their platform (Sportsbook, Casino, Racing, DFS) are safe and secure by detecting and preventing unauthorized activities. Some of the technologies used are Java, TypeScript (React), Python, Terraform on AWS (K8s, EKS, Lambdas, RDS Aurora, SNS, SQS).
They’re looking for passionate technologists, strong communicators, and those with a commitment to continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have the confidence to propose pragmatic solutions to complex problems and be eager to learn from and educate others. As a software engineer, you will work in empowered, multidisciplinary teams, autonomously tackling complex challenges that provide the very best experiences and products for a growing community of millions of players.
Responsibilities
- Use technology to solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members.
- Create or improve small tools or applications.
- Take defined design and turn it into code, delivering on schedule while applying appropriate technologies and current software engineering best practices.
- Write secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects.
- Be proficient in a broad range of data structures and algorithms, knowing when it is appropriate to use them.
- Participate in team design, scoping, and prioritization discussions.
- Learn the business context and technologies behind the team's software.
- Work effectively with other team members and identify opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions.
- Invent, refine, and develop solutions to ensure they meet customer needs and team goals.
- Be a passionate advocate for customers.
The Game Plan
- Consistently produce high-quality work.
- Solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.
- Invent, design, and build stable and performant software.
- Use pragmatic solutions and consider the legacy of the code produced.
- Limit the use of short-term workarounds and create flexible software without over-engineering.
- Make appropriate trade-offs, reuse where possible, and be judicious about introducing dependencies.
- Be efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, database, memory/CPU).
Qualifications
- Experience and passion working with web libraries and frameworks such as React, TypeScript, and/or Bootstrap.
- Experience writing distributed, highly scalable, and available backend systems and APIs using Java or similar programming languages.
- Fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
- Demonstrated abilities driving operational excellence and software best practices.
- Experience with testing concepts, test tools, and integrating testing and best practices in the SDLC.
- Desire to learn and develop your skills through a growth mindset.
- Passion for working within a fast-paced environment and ability to adapt to change.
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2+ years of relevant work experience.
Benefits
Our client is committed to making sure their employees get as much out of the company as they ask them to give. Competitive compensation is just the beginning. As part of the team, you can expect:
- An exciting and fun environment committed to driving real growth.
- Opportunities to build really cool products that fans love.
- Mentorship and professional development resources to help you refine your game.
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; and more.
- Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
- Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
The applicable salary range for this position is $102,000 - $140,000, dependent on factors including relevant experience, location, business needs, and market demand. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and stock program participation.
