Who we are looking for
Core Systems develop, enhance and support systems that are essential to the running of the bet365 website. Many of the systems process very high volumes of transactions, particularly around high profile sporting events. The resilience and stability of those systems is crucial to the uptime of functionality on our website.
Within Core Systems, all systems and services are housed on a Linux operating system and primarily built around open source technologies. Our drive to improve concurrency and fault tolerance mean services are either written in Go or Erlang. We are looking for people with experience in server side development who want to explore and learn new technologies.
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 (3 days a week onsite, 2 days from home)
The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $120,000 annually.
Preferred skills and experience
Commercial experience of server-side development (services, systems, messaging, middleware). Linux Environment.
Multiple years of professional software development experience
Exposure to functional programming (such as Go, Erlang, Haskell, F#, Scala).
Experience of distributed systems.
Complex event process/continuous query languages.
Client/server development experience.
Ability to problem solve.
Good communication and team working skills.
Strong academic background, ideally with a BSc/MSc IT related degree or relevant industry experience.
Exposure to Google Cloud Platform beneficial.
Main Responsibilities
Developing low latency, highly available and scalable solutions that process high volumes of transactions.
Creating and maintaining concurrent distributed components.
Working on Linux and GNU utilities.
Supporting and enhancing the existing code base.
Identifying technical areas of improvement.
Contributing to solution proposals as required.
Creating work effort estimates.
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What We Do
bet365, one of the world's leading online gambling companies, is a driving force in the development of enterprise and Internet technology.
Established by Denise Coates CBE in 2000, we have rapidly grown into a global operation employing over 7,000 people and deliver an unrivalled online experience to more than 90 million customers in 22 languages.
Initially, we began by offering online Sports betting but with forward thinking leadership we chose to focus our attention on In-Play betting.
The gamble paid off and enabled us to forge our market leading position. In-Play has been fundamental to our success and remains the cornerstone of a business which, in 2017/18, saw £52.6 billion taken in Sports wagers with up to 2 million markets on site at any one time. Our game changing In-Play betting product and comprehensive sports Live Streaming service covering 750,000 events a year are complemented by our offerings in Casino, Poker, Games, and Bingo.
Innovation continues to be our lifeblood and we pride ourselves on the standards of customer service we deliver. Driven by a shared vision to be the best in our industry, a technology team in excess of 1,300 people work in house to provide the technological advances that enable us to maintain our leadership position.
Giving our teams the freedom to innovate is essential to our success. Our award winning business has worked hard to cultivate a culture of creativity where good ideas and a techno entrepreneurial attitude are encouraged and rewarded.
Today we continue to push technological boundaries and break new ground in software innovation.
Why Work With Us
Our employees have worked hard to achieve our industry status and we encourage them to continue to grow with us. We offer career paths in Technology, Trading, Operations and Media and focus on providing staff with the tools, skills and support they need to succeed. Together we can continue to improve our products and services.
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