Software Engineer Two Jobs in Hot Springs, AR (NOW HIRING)

Bally's Intralot supplies integrated gaming and transaction processing systems, innovative game content, and value-added services to state-licensed gaming organizations. Drawing on extensive know-how, advanced product development standards, and substantial experience operating lottery games, the company delivers custom-built integrated solutions that combine operational efficiency with rigorous security and regulatory compliance.

Our games library includes more than 400 game types: numerical lotteries, TV lottery games, sports lotteries, fixed odds betting, instant lotteries, pari-mutuel, video lottery, and monitor games.

This role sits on the team building and operating our next-generation lottery platform — a cloud-native, containerized, microservices-based system with a React front end, Node.js services, and a MySQL data tier, deployed through automated CI/CD pipelines onto Kubernetes. Engineers on this team work across the full delivery lifecycle, from design and implementation through automated testing, deployment, and production support of a high-availability, real-time transaction platform.

Education, Training, and Experience

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• 2-3 years of experience as a Software Engineer, with demonstrated continual increase in responsibilities
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience building web applications with JavaScript/TypeScript, including React on the front end and Node.js on the back end
• At least 1 year of experience with a relational database, preferably MySQL
• Practical experience with containerized applications (Docker) and with source control and CI/CD tooling (Git, automated build and deployment pipelines)
• Exposure to microservices architectures and container orchestration (Kubernetes) is strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Application Development

• Knowledge of standard software engineering concepts, practices, and procedures, including code review, version control branching strategies, and automated testing
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript, with strong React experience (component design, state management, hooks, responsive UI)
• Strong server-side development experience in Node.js, including RESTful API design, authentication and authorization, and integration with downstream services
• Experience designing and consuming service-to-service interfaces (REST, JSON, and message-based/event-driven integration)
• Familiarity with front-end build tooling, package management, and modern testing frameworks (for example Jest and end-to-end UI testing tools)
• Working knowledge of additional languages such as Java, C, C++, Python, or shell scripting is an advantage

Data and Reporting

• Very strong SQL skills, including schema design, indexing, query tuning, and stored procedures
• Experience with MySQL administration fundamentals: migrations, backup/restore concepts, replication, and performance troubleshooting
• Experience developing and deploying operational and business reports in a web environment; experience with JReports (or a comparable enterprise reporting platform such as Jasper, BIRT, or Crystal Reports) is preferred
• Understanding of data warehousing, analytical/OLAP reporting, and data reconciliation concepts

Platform, Cloud, and DevOps

• Hands-on experience containerizing applications with Docker and running workloads on Kubernetes; familiarity with Helm charts, config maps, secrets, and service discovery
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment, and with promoting releases across environments
• Understanding of microservices design concerns: service boundaries, versioning, resilience, idempotency, and backward compatibility
• Familiarity with observability practices — structured logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting — and with using them to diagnose production issues
• Working knowledge of Linux/UNIX environments; comfort on the command line
• Awareness of secure development practices relevant to regulated gaming: secrets management, least-privilege access, secure handling of credentials, and audit logging

Domain and Professional Skills

• Product software development experience, with a strong track record of delivering and supporting production systems
• Experience coding for real-time, high-volume, event-driven transaction processing systems
• Understanding of high-availability and disaster-recovery concepts in a mission-critical environment
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member in an Agile delivery model
• Good oral and written communication skills, including the ability to document designs and explain technical topics to non-technical stakeholders

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications, microservices, and specialized utility programs for the lottery platform
• Build and maintain React front-end applications and Node.js services that meet functional, performance, and security requirements
• Design and optimize MySQL schemas, queries, and data access layers supporting high-volume transaction processing
• Develop and maintain operational and regulatory reports using the platform reporting toolset
• Containerize services and maintain Kubernetes deployment manifests and configuration across environments
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipeline definitions, automated tests, and quality gates to support frequent, low-risk releases
• Analyze lottery and customer requirements and translate them into technical designs that optimize operational efficiency and efficacy
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, testing, analysis, and the certification of software for regulated jurisdictions
• Support software installation, release deployment, and configuration in customer and internal environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve defects and production incidents, including participation in an on-call or escalation rotation as required
• Produce and maintain technical documentation for the systems and components owned by the team
• Other duties as assigned

Bally’s Intralot offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 6% 401k Match
• Paid Holidays & Vacation
• Paid Sick, Short/Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Discount Programs

Travel

Some travel required.

Employment Eligibility Verification

Must possess valid documentation to establish identity and U.S. employment eligibility.

Security Requirements

Submission to, and ability to pass, a thorough pre-employment background check by the required State Lottery and Intralot, Inc. is a requirement of employment. A pre-employment drug screening is also a requirement.

Intralot, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer