Principal Backend Engineer – Casino

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🔙 Backend Engineer

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Hard Rock Digital

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2020

🎲 Gambling

🎮 Gaming

💰 $85M GROWTH EQUITY NON VC on 2023-03

Gambling • Gaming

Hard Rock Digital is the interactive gaming and sports-betting arm of Hard Rock International and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It builds and operates the Hard Rock Bet sportsbook and online casino (available on mobile app and desktop) and Hard Rock Games social gaming apps, delivering sports betting, online casino (slots, table games, live casino) and casual/social gaming experiences tied to the Hard Rock entertainment brand. Hard Rock Digital serves as the exclusive vehicle for Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming for interactive gaming and sports betting on a global basis.

📋 Description

• Set the technical direction and architecture for complex, cross-team systems • Contribute to the design and implementation of complex features • Work with Principal Engineers and Architects across the Technical Team • Mentor Staff and Senior Engineers • Advise Engineering Managers, Technical VPs, and Product Managers on roadmap and architecture decisions • Contribute quality backend code • Perform code reviews and coach Developers, Senior Engineers, and Staff Engineers • Own the quality, scope, and timeliness of deliverables • Champion AI-assisted development practices and tools across the team • Define and design scalable systems capable of processing large volumes of transactions and user interactions • Support the continuous growth of Casino and Sportsbook applications

🎯 Requirements

• Min of 10+ years work experience • Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or Cursor • Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal • Experience working for a company with large volumes of traffic • Deep understanding of AWS Cloud technologies and scalable multi-region applications • Experience with Java and Spring/SpringBoot • Experience with relational database management systems, such as PostgreSQL or CockroachDB • Experience with streaming technologies, such as Amazon Kinesis or Kafka • Experience with message queues, such as SQS, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ • Experience working within an agile development environment • Experience with containerization, such as Docker or Kubernetes • Experience with microservice and service-oriented architectures • Nice to have experience in the casino industry or an equivalent regulated industry such as banking • Nice to have experience championing AI-assisted engineering practices within an engineering organization

🏖️ 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 enjoyed by millions as part of a passionate team • Diverse and inclusive work environment

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