Staff Software Developer, Pricing Engine

About the Role & Team

As part of the team, you will be working with a distributed team of smart, friendly, and dedicated engineers, product managers, and designers determined to deliver some of the best apps the market has to offer. We want you to be challenged and to get the full experience of what it’s like to work at Penn Interactive!

The Pricing Team serves as the crucial intermediary for our in-house odds production, supplying odds to our Trading platform. We develop and maintain the Pricing Engine, which integrates data from our Data Science teams with live sports market feeds to generate accurate and timely odds. Our team also manages Dartboard, an administrative UI where internal traders adjust and fine-tune the odds we've provided. We're embarking on this exciting new initiative and operating under stringent requirements for latency, throughput, and uptime to ensure the best possible experience for our users.

About the Work

As a key member of our Pricing Team, you will:

• Work with Our Preferred Technology Stack: Primarily Java for the Pricing Engine, and Elixir with Phoenix LiveView for Dartboard.
• Develop, Scale, and Optimize Services: Enhance the Pricing Engine and Same Game Parlay (SGP) services to efficiently generate and manage odds.
• Solve Technical Problems of High Scope and Complexity: Present proposals for solutions to leadership and other teams for feedback.
• Navigate Highly Sensitive and Regulated Systems: Ensure the highest level of code quality and test coverage in compliance with industry regulations.
• Collaborate and Improve Best Practices: Participate in defining and improving our internal style guide, maintainability, and best practices.
• Participate in Design and Architecture: Engage in the delivery of new features within a collaborative agile/scrum environment.
• Collaborate with Other Teams and Stakeholders: Build integrations with other internal services and external partners.
• Set Up Monitoring and Alerting: Utilize tools like DataDog, OpsLevel and PagerDuty to ensure system reliability.
• Identify Bottlenecks and Areas of High Risk: Continually strive for a more scalable system.
• Support Teams Through Code Review: Help define required work, assist in specifications, and identify edge cases and performance improvements.
• Provide Mentorship and Education: Be a resource for all our developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

In your role as a Staff Engineer, you’ll also impact technical work beyond the Pricing Team:

• Technical Vision and Strategy: Shape the technical vision and long-term strategy for the team and influence the broader engineering organization.
• Cross-Team Collaboration and Leadership: Lead and facilitate discussions and decisions that span multiple teams and departments.
• Architectural Oversight: Provide architectural guidance to ensure systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business goals.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Identify and drive opportunities for technical innovation and process improvements across the organization.

About You

• Extensive Experience and Technical Expertise: 8+ years of professional software development experience with a strong background in designing and building large-scale, distributed systems.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, driving technical excellence and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Deep Knowledge of Programming Languages: Expertise in Java/Python/Elixir or equivalent, with a strong ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Architectural Acumen: Demonstrated experience in system design and architecture, with the ability to make high-level design choices and dictate technical standards.
• Database Proficiency: Extensive experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases,  focusing on performance tuning and optimization.
• DevOps and Cloud Proficiency: Strong understanding of Kubernetes, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.
• Performance Optimization: Experience in profiling, performance tuning, and scaling applications.
• Strategic Thinker: Ability to align technical initiatives with business objectives.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem Solver: Exceptional analytical skills with a track record of solving complex technical challenges.
• Experience with Asynchronous Event Handling: Familiarity with technologies like Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS, or Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
• Comfortable with Command Line: Proficient in terminal operations.
• Version Control Expertise: Experience with Git and platforms like GitHub.
• Testing Experience: Familiarity with testing frameworks such as JUnit, ExUnit, RSpec, Jest, pytest, or equivalents.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Domain-Driven Design.
• Contribution to Open Source Software.
• Experience Working at Startups.
• Passion for Sports and/or Esports.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation Package
• Fun, Relaxed Work Environment
• Education and Conference Reimbursements
• Parental Leave Top-Up
• Career Progression Opportunities and Mentorship

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