Staff Software Developer
Penn Interactive4 months ago
Remote, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, architecture, and delivery of new platform capabilities.
- Build, support, and maintain services powering Federated GraphQL APIs, event-driven architecture, and regulatory compliance tooling.
- Drive integrations with internal services and collaborate with engineering teams and organizational stakeholders.
- Support customer-facing application teams through scoping, technical specifications, code review, design review, and performance improvements.
- Develop, scale, and optimize gRPC endpoints, GraphQL APIs, and SQL queries.
- Own monitoring, alerting, observability, and incident response practices using Datadog and Bugsnag.
- Identify systemic bottlenecks and risks and lead efforts to improve reliability and scalability.
- Mentor engineers and promote technical excellence across the organization.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
- Track record of owning complex systems end-to-end and designing distributed systems for real-world load.
- Experience working across Elixir, Java, Rust, and TypeScript codebases.
- Strong foundations in computer science, including data structures, distributed systems, algorithms, and software design.
- Strong experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL.
- Familiarity with caching strategies and their tradeoffs at scale.
- Experience with testing frameworks such as ExUnit, RSpec, Jest, pytest, or equivalent.
- Experience in high-throughput or real-time domains such as sports betting, gaming, or financial services.
- Experience with Kubernetes.
- Experience with AI.
- Ability to lead technical efforts, uphold high standards for code quality and architecture, and mentor engineers.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package.
- Fun, relaxed work environment.
- Education and conference reimbursements.
- Parental leave top up.
- Career progression and opportunities to mentor others.
- Remote role, indicated by #LI-REMOTE.
Tech Stack
About Penn Interactive
Penn Interactive is the digital product and engineering arm of PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN), developing and operating online sportsbook and iCasino platforms for regulated markets in North America. Its portfolio includes ESPN BET in the U.S., theScore Bet in Ontario, and Hollywood Casino online, all built on proprietary tech. Backed by a parent company headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania that operates 40+ casinos across 20 states, it connects online play with on-property experiences.