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The Role:
At Flutter Group, we design, build, and run a world-class global product distribution platform for the largest online betting company in the world. Our technology powers sports betting for over 20 in-house brands and B2B customers, running 24/7, 365 days a year, across the globe.
We’re looking for Senior Scala Engineers to join our Global Product Distribution teams. Our platform is already an industry leader—distributing nearly one million sports events per year—but we’re always pushing to do better. If you’re passionate about innovation and love solving complex problems, you’ll be joining a team of exceptional engineers who are shaping the future of sports betting technology.
What You’ll Be Working On
Sports betting is a fast-paced, data-heavy industry, and our platform processes huge volumes of real-time data with ultra-low latency. Every day, you’ll take on exciting challenges that require technical expertise, creativity, and collaboration.
* Scala as a core programming language
* Streaming technologies to handle high-speed data
* Containers & public cloud platforms for scalability
* CI/CD pipelines & automation for smooth deployments
Is this you?
* You focus on solving problems over writing lots of software
* You’re highly motivated and manage your time well
* You build quality into your software upfront by understanding problems from multiple perspectives
* You understand that it’s the value you create and what you contribute that matters, not how long you spend working
* You expect others to show trust in you, but you understand it works both ways
* You have the confidence to ask a question, that you know others want answered
* You’re an innovator
* You’re an empowered, pragmatic decision-maker who balances risk against rewards
* You take pride in and demonstrate ownership for what you deliver
* You have a passion for solving complex problems using technology
Responsibilities
* Design and develop trading applications in Scala that meet both functional and non-functional requirements
* Set the standard for the team in terms of code quality, maintainability and testability.
* Lead/mentor more junior engineers
* Take technical ownership for complex applications
* Be flexible to changing requirements and priorities, while managing own task list and time
* Be a team player – put the team above the individual and take responsibility for the team’s reputation
* Effectively communicate within the team and showcase the team’s successes within the department
* Troubleshoot and debug real-time development issues
* Contribute to the on-going evolution and continuous improvement of the department
* Support the department’s Production systems
Experience & Qualifications Required:
* 5+ years of experience as a Scala engineer.
* Experience leading a team technically
* Experience in Java is a bonus
* Bachelors/Master's degree in computer science, engineering or related discipline
* Experience in event-streaming platforms such as Kafka and/or Pulsar
* Experience in message broker platforms such as RabbitMQ
* Knowledge of using Actor systems (e.g. Akka) for building highly available & scalable systems
* Experience of Event sourcing
* Practical experience with AWS or other public cloud provider
* Test-driven development techniques (e.g. BDD and ATDD)
* Automated testing and mocking techniques
* Clean coding
* Agile and Lean approaches
What’s in it for you
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Income protection
* £/€1,000 annual self-development learning fund
* Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
* Enhanced parental leave
* Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year)
* Recognition programs
* Gym membership, discounts, vouchers and much more!
Equal opportunities
At Flutter, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.
We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.
Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.
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