Software Developer - Senior PHP Gamification - UK
About the Role
The ideal candidate will be a proactive and driven individual, who excels at understanding and working on complex technical solutions requiring performance and optimisation at scale.
This is a hybrid role (2 days in the office). #LI-Hybrid
Key Responsibilities
Investigate, test, and resolve technical problems, working closely with other engineers to deliver core product functionality.
Act as a member of the team, scoping requirements, carrying out peer review of code, developing product, resolving bugs and contributing to the overall velocity.
Work closely with the product team to understand the vision and translate the vision into engineering product requirements that can be executed.
Be particularly aware of non-functional requirements, such as performance, security, architecture, queueing, and ensure these considerations are taken into account when scoping technical work.
Support junior members of the team via tech review and mentoring.
Ensure best practices are kept, and suggest improvements to our development processes where you see gaps.
Your Experience and Qualifications
5+ years experience in a software development role using PHP
2+ years experience working with high-performance systems, and solving complex engineering problems at scale (our platform processes ~1 Trillion events per year)
Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical solutions simply to others
Knowledge of OOP/development patterns and best practices, and a good understanding of when to use them (i.e. DRY, SOLID principles, etc.)
Understanding of distributed systems design – including asynchronous tasks, event driven architecture, scheduling, caching, queue processing
Nice to have
Knowledge of sports, gaming, and betting concepts (markets, odds, events, outcomes)
Experience with Cloud and DevOps technologies (AWS, Terraform, CI/CD etc.)
Interest or experience with marketing technologies
Interest or experience with big data, data analytics, AI and machine learning
Location
About us
At Xtremepush, we believe that diversity adds incredible value to our teams, our products, and our culture. We don’t just accept differences, we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone’s place regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
