Lead Software Engineer (gaming system)

About us:

Allwyn Lottery Solutions is a subsidiary of Allwyn Entertainment Group – a leading multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. We, in Allwyn LS, build better lotteries that return more to good causes by focusing on innovation, technology, efficiency, and safety across a growing casual gaming entertainment portfolio.

Our purpose is to make play better for all and our mission is to be a trusted and proactive guardian of all that is good in lotteries and casual gaming entertainment.  We believe in changing lives…a little or a lot…but always for the better. 

Allwyn Lottery Solutions is the global leader in designing and delivering captivating digital gaming solutions for lotteries worldwide. With our extensive industry experience, vast knowledge base, and diverse talent, we empower lotteries to create winners and support communities. Our collective expertise enables our clients to reach new players, expand brand engagement, and achieve long-term growth through sustainable and impactful technical solutions. Our differentiating factor lies in our ability to seamlessly engineer technical solutions that align with our client's visions.  Our vision is to be a leading global lottery-led entertainment platform by making gaming better for all, starting from the foundations and enabling our team to blaze new trails and serve as the ground for empowering our clients to achieve sustainable, long-term growth.        

What makes this role exciting and challenging:

A Lead Software Engineer (Back End) in Allwyn Lottery Solutions, is leading the software development teams and is responsible for delivering technology solutions  for Lottery, iLottery, data platforms applications and Instant Win Games. They work closely with senior management to define software requirements and they are responsible for implementing and delivering high-quality technology solutions that meet customers' roadmaps and quality standards. A Lead Back End Engineer is part of an agile team that works in a cross-functional way, with members located in Greece, London, Ireland and Chicago. 

As part of your everyday responsibilities, you will:

• Act as an individual contributor who has the responsibility for the engineering output of the entire team
• Contribute to the codebase and provide support to fellow team members, fulfilling all the key accountabilities expected of a software engineer within the development team and for all the software components under the team's responsibility.
• Ensuring that the team members pick up appropriate tasks, get appropriate help, support and attention during the resolution of the task
• Ensuring proper cross-team coordination of changes and technical decision making happens as part of the work of their team
• Contributing to technical designs of the system
• Engaging and coordinating with other line managers across the organization and coordinate with  Head of Engineering and Software Architects
• Seek advice when facing particularly challenging or complex problems
• Deliver technical solutions with respect to expectations on functionality, budget, and timeline 
• Work closely with Product Owners to ensure clarity on goals and business objectives that need to be achieved
• Demonstrate understanding of the importance and how to balance all of; Security, privacy, quality, testability, re-use, maintainability, usability, accessibility, performance, customer requirements, NFRs, and delivery.
• Support Recruitment and decision making in hiring to fill the team’s positions
• Decide, propose and support training that is required on the job, and overview the onboarding process to new hires
• Have regular 1-1 with all team members on a monthly basis, ideally. Maintain strong rapport with the team members in a professional and personal manner. 
• Communicate information from top to bottom and from bottom to top. 
• Identifying the need for improvements and take actions
• Evaluating overall team and individual performance and participate in performance reviews

Key qualifications for your success: 

• Computer Science Degree (BSc or higher)
• Excellent understanding of all aspects of the software development lifecycle
• At least 3 years of professional experience as a lead software engineer
• At least 5 years of experience in software development preferable in agile framework
• Previous experience in leading high performance geographically dispersed software development teams
• Experience in delivering software in highly regulated business
• Strong fundamental computer science skills (OOA/OOD, data structures, algorithms etc)
• Knowledge and understanding of JEE and/or Spring platform
• Good understanding of REST standards
• Experience of several of the following development technologies:

• Java
• Automated acceptance testing 
• RESTful API’s design
• CI/CD pipelines
• Relational databases (Postgres,  etc)
• Cloud computing
• Docker
• AWS
• Spring Boot
• Kubernetes

• A depth of understanding or hands-on experience in some of the following technologies would be an advantage

• DRY, SOLID, KISS, YAGNI principles
• Git, branching models, Jira, SaaS development providers like Github
• Linux, Containers, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, Helm
• GitHub Actions
• RDBMS and NoSQL such as PostgreSQL, 
• Basic Networking knowledge, TCP/IP Services (eg. HTTP, DNS)
• API First, Yaml, ReST, Richardson Maturity Model, Managing API Versions
• Load balancing approaches, Live upgrades
• Graylog, Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana

• Experience in Automated testing (functional tests and integration tests) and CI / CD
• Experience with at least one of the major cloud providers (ie AWS, GCE, Azure)

• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• Organize and prioritize work effectively, able to adjust in a changing environment
• A desire to learn new skills and develop your existing skillset
• Familiarity with Microservice architecture
• A strong drive to follow and apply best practices in software engineering
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills

Unlock the Benefits-Discover What's in for you:

• Be part of  a dynamic team with  enthusiastic experts that will support your talent and growth
• Embark on a journey within a diverse environment full of opportunities and challenges
• Comprehensive onboarding experience designed to facilitate your smooth transition
• Attractive salary and a bonus plan
• Health and life insurance for you and your family
• Well-being allowance
• Monthly lunch allowance
• Developmental 360° feedback framework
• Unlimited Training options and tools
• Extensive leave plan
• Employee Assistance Program with specialized Counselors / Licensed Psychologists
• Enjoyable and stable working environment
• Flexible working arrangements (fully remote/hybrid)

• Modern workspace environment

• Apple equipment and top-notch office technology to support our hybrid working 

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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