Company Description
We are – the Rank Group.
From the fun of Mecca Bingo to the experience of Grosvenor Casinos, from in-person to online, from local to global, players love the experiences our famous brands deliver.
This is such an exciting sector to be part of, bringing entertainment to millions in a culture of opportunity and growth.
Look at our careers site to find out more: https://careers.rank.com/
Job Description
We are looking for a high-caliber senior Java developer who will contribute to the design and development of new solutions as well as continuously improve the team’s principles and best practices and fully engage in the software development process.
In this role you will work with a team of highly skilled people, all with opinions about various technologies, frameworks and approaches to delivery. You will be able to articulate your ideas to your colleagues effectively and will take on board the ideas of others.
As a Senior developer you are
- Able to design and implement robust software, build and deployment solutions.
- Able to take responsibility for your own task from conception to completion.
- Able to drive development spikes to illustrate how to implement.
- Able to effectively conduct code review and performance reviews.
- Have excellent working knowledge of software engineering principles and the whole software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Able to work on their own, as well as contributing to the team effort.
- Able to work closely with all members of geographically distributed agile team to deliver high-quality code.
- Able to participate in all agile planning meetings and stand-ups.
- Able to drive all aspects of application design – including but not limited to high performance design, coding, caching mechanisms, security, encryption, error logging, debugging, scalability, development environment configuration and testing.
- Able to take an existing piece of work and fix any issues associated with it.
- Able to perform unit and system/Integration level testing on all applications.
- Able to demonstrate competent knowledge of architectural methods and design patterns – OO and S.O.L.I.D principles.
- Able to present different options for application design along with their pros and cons.
Qualifications
Having proficient knowledge on
- Source Control Management (SCM) e.g. Git
- Continuous Integration Platforms (CI) e.g. Jenkins, GitHub actions
- Agile Methodologies - SCRUM, KANBAN
- Task tracking systems e.g. JIRA
- Api documentation – apiary blueprint, swagger
Technical skills and hands on experience on as many of the following -
- 5+ years of experience in web or backend development specifically using Java
- Experience with Spring Boot Framework
- Strong core java experience (Java 17 and above preferred)
- Experience with MS SQL database development (queries, stored procedures, jobs, admin)
- AWS serverless development
- Docker swarm or Kubernetes
- Message Queuing - Azure service bus, Rabbit MQ, SNS/SQS
- Unit test / specification frameworks - JUnit
- DI containers
- Mocking Frameworks –JMock, Mockito
Desirable Experience
- Gaming related industry knowledge and experience
- .Net Core experience using C#
- Microsoft Azure Technologies – e.g. Service Fabric, Web App, Cosmos Db, etc
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Additional Information
Join us to unlock benefits and opportunities that will boost your career journey in a vibrant, inclusive and fulfilling work environment – so you can #BeYourself
Wellbeing@Rank is important... From hybrid working and colleague support networks to menopause support and weekly PepTalks, we’re here for you.
We’ll also invest in your growth by providing development opportunities, leadership training and cutting-edge industry certifications so you have the tools and resources to help you work, win and grow with us.
Immerse yourself in new cultures and gain international exposure through our global business. Collaborate with colleagues from around the globe.
From pensions to bonus schemes, and private medical insurance to life insurance – we've got you covered.
*Our benefits vary by brand and/or location. Please have a chat with your local Talent Acquisition specialist to find out what’s in place in your location.
The Rank Group are committed to being an inclusive employer, ensuring that we better understand and meet the needs and requirements of our candidates and customers.
We aim to do this by facilitating fair and equal access to our services. If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made, please reach out to let us know ahead of your interview.