Python Software Developer - Algos

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,000 employees across 20 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence-driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. Read more about who we are and what we do here: www.playtech.com & www.playtechpeople.com

Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Recognizing differences and ensuring our processes are transparent is the core of Playtech’s overall commitment to responsible business practices.

Ready to level up your career?

Playtech's GenBet unit is looking for a proactive, methodical Software Developer - Algos with excellent communication and problem solving skills to join our team.

Your influential mission. You will... 

• Develop our Sportsbook product and applications 
• Implement new features and maintaining production code 
• Design and innovative solutions to complex problems 
• Contribute to meaningful peer code reviews 
• Implement unit tests 
• Work in an agile development process 

Components for success. You have...

• 2+ years professional experience using any modern programming language (preferably Python).
• Linux / Unix experience.
• Experience of Python.
• Experience of developing software in a quantitative environment.
• Solid experience with relational databases.
• An interest in Open Source technologies.
• Experience using Microservices, RESTful APIs, message brokers (e.g. RabbitMQ).

You'll get extra points for...

• Experience coding in a statically typed language.
• Experience writing high-performance CPU bound software.
• NumPy, Cython, C.
• Experience of Docker, Kubernetes.
• Previous commercial experience in Gambling or Sports Betting sector.
• An outside interest in programming reflected by a blog / portfolio, GitHub, Bit Bucket profile or personal website.

GENBET TEAM

Playtech Sports is a subsidiary of Playtech. Playtech Sports builds mobile and desktop applications for sports betting operators and has a proud history and a proven track record with the biggest players in the business. Our GenBet product provides operators with a robust and secure central customer management platform onto which any number of products can be added and managed. Sportsbook, Lottery, Pool Betting and Fixed-Odds Games modules allow the operator to tailor their online service whilst a comprehensive back office and reporting suite provides powerful tools for event and market management. 

Playtech is an equal opportunities employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.