Software Engineer

Sportserve forms part of a remarkable group of B2C sports betting and B2B sportsbook technology companies, focused on delivering first class sports betting experiences and casino products for our users worldwide. Along with Sportion, TechSpirit, Standard Focus and Sportelligent, we are the driving force behind the world renowned sports betting company and our flagship brand, Dafabet.

Since launching our global hiring initiative, we now employ over 2,000 people worldwide, offering exciting career paths in Technology, Trading, Operations and Media. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and international culture that embraces the global community and acts locally. We offer office based, hybrid and remote work on permanent and consultancy contracts all over the world, making us the true global employer of choice.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to help coordinate and drive team efforts to deliver software solutions. The team is responsible for creating, improving and supporting our Backoffice, integration with marketing tools, CRM, Data applications to our B2C and B2B providers, reporting system and machine learning. We are looking for someone who has made the transition from coding as a full-time role and is looking to build a career within technical management. You will be required to retain a solid technical understanding of systems and remain close to the solutions being developed. Your main focus will be development, delivery and the governance around these. The day to day work is interesting, challenging and fast paced amidst a hardworking and delivery-focused Company ethos. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to tackle some of technology’s greatest challenges. This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.

What you'll be getting up to:

• Working across a number of business areas providing development, maintenance and support.
• Working as part of a team and occasionally working solo on development pieces of work as the business needs arise.
• Take ownership for the overall planning, execution and success of complex technical projects.
• Collaborate with other engineers and leaders across the company and ensure all our tools have the expected impact.
• Design and implement tools that help engineering teams focus on shipping features, while making sure we're building infrastructure that is cost efficient, secure and reliable.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field.
• Help identify probable causes and provide immediate solutions during an incident.
• Drive forward the Agile mindset of delivering - with the focus on speed to market.
• Contribute significant ideas for making the applications user friendly.
• Participate in cutting edge research in artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
• Contribute to engineering efforts from planning and organization to execution and delivery to solve complex, real-world engineering problems.
• Develop and organize cloud systems.
• Work closely with IT security to monitor the company's cloud privacy.
• Respond to technical issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Proactively communicate with leadership: provide context around risks/blockers/timeline, seek guidance, and recommend a direction.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any related technical field.
• At least 3+ years of working on Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience in cloud computing (e.g., applications, infrastructure, storage, platforms, data), as well as cloud market and competitive dynamics.

You'll be a great fit if you have:

• Google Cloud Platform services knowledge - Cloud Run, App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Firestore, Pub/Sub, VM, VPC Networks, IAM.
• Ability to manage many cases simultaneously, prioritizing appropriately.
• Python - Flask or Django framework, Machine learning experience is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL, preferably with Postgresql and BigQuery together with Looker Studio basic knowledge.
• Experience working with APIs, microservices and data manipulation.
• Distributed caching (Hazelcast or Redis).
• Apache NiFi and other ETL tools is a plus.
• Any JS framework knowledge is a plus.
• Knowledge of Asynchronous Messaging (Pubsub, Kafka).
• Background in Agile Software Development using Scrum Methodology is preferred but not required.
• Passion for writing high quality, rock solid software.
• Previously worked on large scale multi-threaded projects.
• Experience building highly transactional, high volume distributed applications.
• The team is a full stack team and the core skills are Go (Golang), Python and TypeScript or Javascript.
• Experience working with Linux is desirable.
• Ability to work in an environment with high volumes of transactions.
• Manage the environment incidents with a focus on service restoration.
• Ability to communicate with customers and developers.
• Nice to have: GCP Certifications.
• Experience with any of the Configuration Management (Cloud shell, Jenkins, Ansible).
• Hands-on Experience with GCP Foundation, Storage bucket, Backup, Disaster Recovery, VPC networks, IAM, Stack driver, Troubleshooting, and Cloud Security.
• Understand the requirement & Plan / Design / Execute new strategy / projects in GCP.
• Participated in Sev1, Sev2 incident calls, work with Team towards resolving the issues on-premise (DC) and in Google Cloud.
• Background in Online Gaming is preferred but not required.

Diversity & Inclusion at Sportserve

At Sportserve, we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe in building a team that reflects a wide array of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. Embracing diversity not only enriches our work culture but also drives innovation and excellence. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where everyone’s contribution is valued and respected.

If you’re passionate about technology and looking to start your career in an international, forward-thinking Sports Betting company, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to become part of our exciting journey