About the Company
At Sportsbet, we're united behind our purpose to Bring Excitement to Life for over 2.4 million customers. We do this by delivering fun, challenging the status quo, and living our values. As part of the global Flutter Group, we're a major player internationally, but in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, we're a tightknit team of 1,300+ teammates (with over half in Tech & Data Science). Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. We're proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally.
About the Role
We're scaling development at Sportsbet and are looking for multiple Software Engineers – Java to join our Betting Product Technology team in Melbourne. We are seeking various levels from junior to senior. This is an exciting opportunity for a backend engineer who thrives on designing and building reliable, scalable systems and wants to make a meaningful impact in a fast‐paced, technology‐driven environment.
You will bring solid technical capability, sound engineering judgement and a genuine sense of ownership. You'll contribute not only through hands‐on development, but also by uplifting engineering standards and helping drive a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
* Design, build and evolve scalable backend services and platforms
* Deliver high-quality software with a focus on maintainability, reliability and performance
* Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps practices
* Lead technical design and solutioning for complex business problems
* Identify and proactively manage technical debt, system risks and opportunities for improvement
About You
You combine technical depth with professionalism and accountability. You enjoy solving meaningful problems, working collaboratively across teams and lifting the capability of those around you. You are adaptable, delivery‐focused and motivated by building great systems and strong engineering practices.
* Experience in Java and Spring Boot.
* Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices and event‐driven architecture.
* Experience with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka.
* Working knowledge of AWS, including services such as EC2, ECS, VPC, CloudFormation, CloudWatch and RDS.
* Experience with CI/CD, automated testing and engineering tooling such as Docker, Jenkins and Ansible.
* Understanding of observability, secure coding and modern software engineering practices.
For the Senior Software Engineer role, we are seeking proven experience in technical ownership and leadership.
Perks
* 25 days annual leave (that's right, an additional week's leave!)
* Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home) and a $1,050 home office allowance for new starters.
* Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time. We also have a progressive return to work benefit for your first 6 months back: come back for 3 days, get paid for 4; come back for 4 days, get paid for 5.
* Hack Days – where your creativity and collaborative ideas lead to exciting new ideas and projects for our customers.
* Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert‐led internal training and external learning opportunities (staff allowance for personal development).
* Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments – all onsite in our Melbourne office!
* Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit and weekly rotating socials, from Thursday office drinks to fun team events.
* End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables.
* Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.
Application Process
Applications close end of May. We'll be reviewing applications as they come in and may reach out earlier.
Check out our Instagram and TikTok (lifeatsportsbet), LinkedIn, and careers website for more information about our inclusive culture.
Our Focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We don't just support diversity – we celebrate it! This is a workplace where you can thrive and feel safe to bring your whole authentic self to work.
Ready to bring excitement to life?
Apply now.
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