Software Engineer, Sportsbook Platform
Penn Interactive3 months ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level
Base Salary
$115k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, scale, and optimize GraphQL APIs, gRPC endpoints, and SQL queries powering the sportsbook marketplace.
- Own high-scope technical problems by drafting proposals and presenting them to leadership and partner teams.
- Design, architect, and deliver platform features end to end.
- Identify production bottlenecks and risks and implement changes to improve scalability.
- Participate in the Sportsbook Platform Support rotation, including release and deployment management.
- Set up and refine DataDog monitoring and alerting for owned systems.
- Mentor engineers through technical specifications, pairing, and code review.
- Review work from other teams contributing to the codebase and help define upcoming work.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of software engineering experience.
- Strong computer science foundations in data structures, distributed systems, algorithms, and software design.
- Experience with production systems at scale, load testing, tracing, and investigating CPU and latency regressions.
- Experience with on-call rotations and owning production service release cycles end to end.
- Experience with modern web frameworks and API development, including Phoenix, Ruby on Rails, Fast API, Laravel, or Node.
- Experience designing and evolving GraphQL schemas for iOS, Android, and web clients.
- Experience building multi-client or white-label platforms with geo-based routing and per-client configuration.
- Strong knowledge of relational databases, including PostgreSQL and MySQL.
- Experience with Kubernetes and containerized service operations.
- Comfort working in the terminal and with Git and GitHub or similar tools.
- Experience with testing frameworks such as ExUnit, RSpec, Jest, pytest, or equivalent.
- Experience with background job systems such as Oban, Exq, Sidekiq, Celery, or Beanstalk.
- Experience with asynchronous event infrastructure such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS, or Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
- Preferred qualifications include Absinthe GraphQL experience, hexagonal architecture, Domain Driven Development, open-source contributions, startup experience, and interest in sports or esports.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience authoring technical specifications, runbooks, and cross-team design documents.
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement, indicated by #LI-REMOTE.
- Education and conference reimbursements.
- Career progression and mentoring opportunities.
- Competitive compensation package and benefits for eligible employees.
- Fun, relaxed work environment.
Tech Stack
Apache KafkaDatadogElixirGitGraphQLgRPCiOSJestKubernetesLaravelMySQLNode.jsPhoenixPostgreSQLpytestRabbitMQRSpecRuby on RailsSQL
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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.