Senior Backend Developer

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,000 employees across 20 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. 

Playtech Sports is a subsidiary of Playtech. Playtech Sports builds mobile and desktop applications for sports betting operators and has a proud history and a proven track record with the biggest players in the business. We understand the importance of a good work-life balance and offer flexible work hours and the option to work while commuting or from home when needed. We take our culture seriously and make time for fun, health and charity with a dedicated playroom, frequent social activities and charity events. Playtech Sports has offices in Malmö, London, Vienna, Bremen, Sofia, Nicosia and Kyiv with 600+ employees.

We are looking for an awesome and passionate Java Backend Developer, or perhaps even Full Stack, for one of our teams in Nicosia. This team develops mobile and desktop web sportsbook applications using the latest technologies. Are you the one we are looking for?

In this role you will be developing the core parts of our Digital Sportsbook which serves multiple web applications processing millions of transactions every day with high demands on scalability and real-time performance.

At Playtech Sports we strongly believe in the power of teams and agile methodologies. You will work closely within the team to create designs, code, review and together with other teams make sure the Product is shippable every iteration. As part of our continuous improvement culture you will be exploring new technologies, systems and ways of working.

Technology: The backend part of the stack you will be working with gets content and handles transactions through APIs. It is built with Java, Spring (Core, WebFlux, Boot), MongoDB and Redis and communicates via REST APIs and WebSockets with our Frontend built in JavaScript, React and Redux. It’s all managed with Kubernetes and Docker.

As the ideal candidate you probably have a higher technical education and 2+ years' experience in the development of APIs for web applications using Java and Spring.

You are a curious and eager learner when it comes to new technologies.

You are comfortable working with remote and distributed teams and you are fluent in English, both in speech and writing.

You have a collaborative mindset and feel passionate about coding and designing together with your teammates.

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Advanced level in either Java or C#, encompassing a deep understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and Design Patterns such as SOLID. For those specializing in Java, proficiency in the Spring Framework and Spring Boot is required.
• Source control (Git) 
• Linux
• NoSQL databases (MongoDB) 
• API design

Desirable Skills & Knowledge

• Familiar with agile methodologies 
• Familiar with JavaScript 
• Build Management and Continuous Integration
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Gradle
• Redis

Bonus Full Stack Skills & Knowledge

• React
• HTML5 & CSS3
• Familiar with module bundlers (Webpack or similar)

Our unique attributes:

• An excellent remuneration package (including attractive salary, 13th salary, Medical insurance, educational leave and many more).
• Travelling expenses package offered.
• We have a professional and motivated team.
• We offer multiple ways to develop yourself.
• We have a work culture that allows flexibility and hybrid working status.
• We have an office where you actually want to work.
• We cherish a diverse work environment.
• We organize company events for all tastes.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

Playtech is an Equal Opportunity Employer hence all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, or physical disability.