What are we building?

Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social casino company in the world. We’re building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer's interaction, experience, behavior, and insight and strive to ensure we’re always acting authentically.

Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the new Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known the world over as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We’re taking that foundation of success and bringing it to the digital space — ready to join us?

What’s the position?

We are looking for a backend engineer to join our quickly growing product and technology teams in Austin, TX. As a backend engineer, you will play an integral role in developing the systems and protocols that enable frictionless customer experiences. The role requires an individual that’s technically talented, able to contribute quality code, and is passionate about sports. You will be responsible for the quality, scope, and timeliness of all your deliverables and work with our team leads to further your knowledge and skill sets. Because we operate with a startup mindset, we will be reliant on your technical skill, but also your passion and ownership over all aspects of your work.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an engineer who is willing to tackle problems with innovative ideas and quality technical implementations. We believe the perfect candidate isn’t interested in just what we’re building right now, but wants to understand where we’re going and how it impacts the customer to ensure everything we create moves us closer to our goal: delivering the best customer experience.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent work experience (3+ years)
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Experience with Java and/or Python
• Experience with reactive programming (ex, Akka, Spring Reactive)
• An understanding of AWS Cloud technologies and how to create scalable applications
• Exposure to and interest in the following technologies:
  • AWS Serverless and serverless-supported languages
  • SQL and/or NoSQL experience (ex, MySql, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
  • Streaming technologies (Amazon Kinesis, Kafka)
  • Message Queues (SQS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)
• Comfort working within an agile development cycle and exposure to:
  • Linux development
  • Git and versioning software
  • Build systems (Maven, SBT, Gradle, etc) and common build patterns
• Extensive experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
• Extensive experience with Micro-Service architectures

What’s in it for you?

We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include:

• 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

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.