Software Engineer- Player Experience

5 Months ago • All levels • Full Stack Development

About the job

Job Description

Software Engineer for online gaming platform. Must have Java, Web development, Spring boot, Microservices experience.
Must have:
  • Java experience
  • Web development
  • Spring boot
  • Microservices
Good to have:
  • AngularJS
  • RESTful APIs
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Elasticsearch
Perks:
  • Health insurance
  • Remote work
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Who we are

At Player Experience, we create innovative software for the online gaming industry. Guided by our motto, 'Fearlessly Forward,' we prioritize cooperative innovation in everything we do, from agile iterative development to collaborative efforts and inspiration.

We aim to deliver the most engaging and enjoyable player experiences. Our high-performing teams work in Payments, Players, Poker and Sports business domains where they drive a scalable and robust gaming platform built on industry-standard technologies defined by our custom technology radar, processing blazing-fast transactions and supporting millions of active monthly players.

What you'll do

  • Develop high quality, maintainable code, and scalable solutions.
  • Work closely with other specialists (quality, security, product) to make our software design, delivery, and quality unbeatable.
  • Contribute to overall strategic direction and roadmaps, working together with architects and product owners/managers.
  • Solution design; back to front, employing top technologies and industry best practices.
  • Share your knowledge and experience with colleagues, mentoring others, helping the team to grow their skills, as well as developing your own skills by experimenting with and learning new technologies.
  • Own analysis, design, and delivery of end to end features.
  • Take ownership of system stability over the different environments.
  • Investigate new tools/ technologies/ ideas to promote further improvements of the system.
  • Identify opportunities to improve work processes and efficiency, not settling or satisfying with the status quo.
  • Promote best practices, existing development guidelines, and continuous code improvements.
  • Think ahead and bring solutions for future problems.
  • Participate in the on-call support when needed.

What you'll bring

  • Positive, growth mindset, knowledge sharing, and creativity while working autonomously and with others.
  • Demonstrated experience as a full-cycle software engineer: analysis > design > code/test > deployment > maintenance/support.
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge of continuous deployment.
  • Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal, to provide empathetic feedback, challenge, and influence others.
  • Stakeholder management experience, adapting communication style to clearly express complex technical concepts and ideas using appropriate business language.
  • Ability to work with multiple technologies (t-shaping) even if specialized at one, and continue learning.
  • Ability to analyze and find solutions for complex problems without any assistance.
  • An agile approach to development, and a good understanding of lean and agile methodologies.
  • A proven track record of playing a hands-on role within a fast-paced organization.
  • Ability to make decisions based on the business and organizational goals, collaborating with other teams (such as Product, Design, Talent).
  • Experience in scaling infrastructure and ensuring the system is performant.
  • Good DevOps, Testing, Quality and Security practices.
  • Experience designing and maintaining microservice-based architectures.
  • Experience in algorithmic programming in multiple languages.
  • Passionate in building cutting-edge, high-quality applications.
  • Strong understanding of QA concepts (TDD, BDD).
  • Quick learner, creative thinker, researcher mindset, delivery focus.
  • The ability to context switch and be adaptable to change.
  • Comfortable with a “you build it, you run it” culture.
  • Willingness to work outside of the area of expertise or in an unstructured environment.

What you will work with:

  • Java – latest version.
  • Web development (JS/Angular).
  • Web services (REST).
  • Spring boot, Spring cloud.
  • Build tools (Maven, NPM, Webpack) as well as version control systems (Git).
  • Containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Testing frameworks (JUnit, Jasmine, JBehave, and Selenium) and testing practices, contract testing.
  • Apache Cassandra and Elasticsearch.
  • Messaging (RabbitMQ).
  • Concurrent programming and threading.

What's in it for you

  • Private life and health insurance for you and your family.
  • Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees.
  • Gym reimbursement.
  • Company bus lines for convenient transportation applicable for employees Malaga based.
  • Relocation package for you and your family including soft-landing package services to help you settle in (applicable for relocation to Malaga, if you are moving from a different city/country)
  • Learning Pocket for personal development.
  • A hybrid working model with flexible hours.
  • 3 volunteering paid days each year.
  • Generous referral programme.
  • Workplace perks such as gaming room with darts, pool, ping pong table, foosball, consoles and much more! We also enjoy massages and a kitchen stocked with coffee, fruits, nuts and ice cream.

Excited about this opportunity? Scroll down to learn more about The Workshop!

Our Beliefs and Commitment to You! We value creativity and innovation from our diverse team. The Workshop welcomes candidates of all genders, orientations, disabilities, races, ages, nationalities, and beliefs. Great ideas come from great people who thrive on being empowered to improve our products and processes!
Our DNA We live by the motto "Experience First" for our customers, players, and employees. With 550 employees from 40 nationalities speaking nearly 30 languages, our offices in Málaga, Madrid, Auckland, and London focus on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and well-being initiatives.
Our Culture: At The Workshop, we foster an inclusive and multicultural environment where diversity is celebrated. As an Inventor, you will thrive in an environment led by:

  • Global Innovation: Join a dynamic company pioneering cutting-edge technology worldwide with an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous growth.
  • Personal Growth: Explore new opportunities through internal mobility programs.
  • Well-being Support: Benefit from initiatives promoting work-life balance and personal development.
  • Community Impact: Influence the tech community inside and outside of The Workshop and mentor others as we shape the future together.


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    About The Company

    At The Workshop, we bring the spirit of play into everything we do, living by the motto Experience First: for our customers, our players and our people.


    We have over 800 employees across our offices in the UK, Spain and New Zealand, representing over 30 countries and speaking more than 25 languages!


    Our Inventors have the tools they need to do their best work, from a focus on in-person collaboration and hybrid working, to regular knowledge-sharing events and wellbeing initiatives. 


    With a world of opportunities to help you become the CEO of your career, your journey at The Workshop is filled with limitless possibilities.


    So, what are you waiting for? Become an Inventor! 


    Take a look at our Careers page to see all our vacancies: theworkshop.com/en/careers/ 


    And follow our hashtag to see what it’s like to work with our teams: #LifeAtTheWorkshop


    You can also learn more about our values, benefits and principles at theworkshop.com

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