Principal Backend Engineer - Casino
Hard Rock Digital, LLC3 months ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
Responsibilities
- Set technical direction and architecture for complex, cross-team backend systems.
- Design and implement complex features for Casino and Sportsbook applications.
- Own the quality, scope, and timeliness of deliverables.
- Advise Engineering Managers, Technical VPs, Product Managers, Principal Engineers, and Architects on technical and roadmap decisions.
- Conduct code reviews and mentor Developers, Senior Engineers, and Staff Engineers.
- Champion adoption of AI-assisted development practices and tools across the engineering organization.
- Help teams build scalable, multi-region systems capable of processing large volumes of transactions and user interactions.
Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years of professional work experience.
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or Cursor.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Experience supporting systems with large traffic volumes and demanding scalability requirements.
- Deep understanding of AWS Cloud technologies and scalable multi-region application design.
- Experience with Java and Spring/Spring Boot.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or CockroachDB.
- Experience with streaming technologies such as Amazon Kinesis and Kafka.
- Experience with message queues such as SQS, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with microservice and service-oriented architectures.
- Experience working in an agile development environment.
- Casino industry or equivalent regulated-industry experience, such as banking, is preferred.
- Experience championing AI-assisted engineering practices within an engineering organization is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits.
- Flexible vacation allowance.
- Flexible work-from-home or office hours.
- Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand.
- Opportunity to build products used by millions of customers.
- Diverse and inclusive equal-opportunity work environment.
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About Hard Rock Digital, LLC
Hard Rock Digital builds and operates the Hard Rock brand’s online sportsbook, real-money casino, and social casino products for U.S. customers, including the Hard Rock Bet app. The company develops an in-house odds and pricing platform and other backend systems that power live wagering. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Hollywood, Florida, it serves regulated U.S. markets and is aligned with Hard Rock International and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.