About the role
As a Software Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and implementing innovative features for our cutting-edge Sportsbook platform. Working in a highly collaborative and agile environment, you'll collaborate with product managers, engineers, and fellow architects to deliver high-performing solutions within a complex microservices architecture.
We're seeking a passionate and technically strong Software Architect to help us build the best Sportsbook platform in the industry. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and love designing and building high-quality, low-latency systems, this is the opportunity for you!
● Design and document software architectures and technology strategies for our high-volume, real-time betting platform.
● Lead the design and implementation of scalable, low-latency, and resilient systems, focusing on performance and maintainability.
● Analyze and prototype new technologies, providing documented recommendations and influencing technology choices.
● Actively participate in code reviews, mentoring, and coaching development teams to ensure high-quality code and system design.
● Continuously improve our live systems, focusing on performance, scalability, and resilience.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
● Proven ability to design, implement, and deploy highly scalable RESTful Microservices in a production environment.
● 8+ years of hands-on experience with Java (latest versions) and its ecosystem.
● Experience designing, building, and troubleshooting distributed and real-time systems.
● 8+ years of experience building applications with Java frameworks like Spring Boot or Vert.x.
● Familiarity with asynchronous messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, Nats).
● Hands-on experience with databases like MariaDB, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis.
● Understanding of container orchestration frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes, Nomad), including deploying and managing containerized applications.
● Proven ability to automate CI/CD pipelines.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
● Familiarity with Reactive Programming concepts and experience with frameworks like RxJava.
NICE TO HAVES
● Experience leveraging AWS managed services (e.g., Cloudfront, RDS, OpenSearch, ElastiCache, EKS, MSK) and/or Google Cloud Platform equivalents.
● Familiarity with the online gaming, gambling, or sports betting industry.
● Strong understanding of performance optimization techniques and experience tuning high-performance applications.
WHO WE ARE
At the core of LeoVegas Group is Team Leo. Our culture is our foundation and is what enables us to innovate, build, and lead as we trailblaze our way through the igaming industry. We’re a team of over 2000 innovators, initiators, and groundbreakers working in a fast-paced and agile environment across 19 offices worldwide.
BENEFITS
● Hybrid work policy (3 days a week of working from home)
● 4 weeks of Workation (T&C apply)
● 300 EUR wellness contribution annually
● Cobee - benefits app with flexible compensation and discounts
● Health insurance (we use Alan)
● Life insurance
● Employee Assistance Program (free emotional, legal, and financial support)
● Short Fridays - we work until 16:00
● Complimentary snacks and drinks in our offices, Monday breakfast and Wednesday fika (Swedish break for coffee and something sweet)
● Team and office social events throughout the year
JOIN US!
In our pride, we empower our teammates to find their roar and run with their wildest ideas. We don’t wait for things to happen; we pounce and make it happen!
Would you be a good fit for the Leo Pride - give us a roar!
**As our company working language is English, we’d like to see your CV in English, please**