Senior Software Engineer

The Role

We are looking for FullStack Software Engineers of all levels of experience (mid to senior) to help us build a globally scalable betting platform, We have a distributed, event driven architecture that targets high platform throughput and scalability. Our Technology team is one of the most collaborative and function, developing in domain specific project teams with some of the best-in-class technologies. Our Playbook team work directly with the traders and market makers on the trading floor to and delivering critical internal products for the business to operate a successful sports betting application. This role is predominantly focused on engineering in Typescript, with JavaScript frameworks React and Node.JS with a great understanding of microservices and Backend for Front End BFF architecture.

What You Will Do

• Follow flow-based development approach where you will be responsible for developing entire flows from services to apis to UI
• Work in a cross-functional, product-focused Agile environment
• Work with other developers to engineer solutions for challenging problems
• Contribute to code reviews and engineering excellence
• Create highly performant UI components and APIs adhering to given specifications.
  
  
  

Essential Skills

• Strong JavaScript fundamentals (ES6+)
• High proficiency in React and Node development using TypeScript (recent versions)
• Strong engineering principles and in best practices (error handling, test pyramid, deployment, IoC and design patterns)
• Excellent communication, teamwork and collaboration skills
  
  
  

Preferred Skills

• NoSQL databases (Couchbase, Elasticsearch)
• Solid understanding of DB principles and any of db query languages (SQL, NoSQL, Elastic)
• Event driven architecture (Kafka or any relevant software)
• Modern React libraries (such as React Query, Zustand)
• Unit testing(React Testing Library, Jest) and integration testing (Cypress)
• CI/CD pipeline experience (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins or any other tools such as Gitlab)
• Experiences with Playwright for automation
  
  
  

About Us

Kindred Group is one of the worlds leading wagering operators, encompassing 11 diverse brands across various international locations. Due to a track record of successfully delivering major work, Kindred's 150 staff and growing Australian organisation are undertaking a large greenfield project to be delivered and scaled across multiple markets in 2024 and beyond. The development team is backed by outstanding management, architecture, product, and delivery teams. In addition, several great full-stack development teams run in parallel and offer help readily. We put great effort in building a workplace of trust and collaboration, and we hope you do too. Successful applicants will join our Sydney team in Barangaroo, where benefits include:

• Flexible working - We understand everyones needs are different so we allow staff to work remotely up to 3 days per week, but would love to collaborate with you in person twice a week.
• Stellar office culture - Days in the office are about collaboration. Thats why we have an onsite Barista and Sports Bar, as well as frequent lunches and social events (go karting, laser tag, sporting events, you name it!). We also boast a classic gaming arcade and Nintendo Switch for when you need to let off some steam.
• Pragmatic approach - Our code is just as important as delivering a product. We have a 50% allocation towards technically driven priorities to make sure we do things right and don't build up technical debt.
• Competitive renumeration - Beyond your generous salary, you will have access to many internal benefits such as our $500 wellness program and reasonable training/education budget.