Software Engineer, Back End- B2B

Job Summary:

The Software Engineer will work as a part of a larger team to design and develop custom software solutions that meet the needs of the business and our B2B partners. This role will also participate as a scrum team member and must join in mutually deliverable goals. They will have to coordinate efforts that maximize the contributions of the group. The ideal candidate will have strong software engineering and problem-solving skills and a desire to write testable and highly scalable solutions.

Job Location - In Office (Louisville or Lexington, KY)

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with peers and team members to design, write, and support user-facing features that further the organization's objectives.
• Research new technologies, techniques, and industry developments.
• Interpret and develop meaningful test plans and coordinate with quality assurance engineers to build, execute, and maintain automation scripts using Selenium and other testing tools.
• Identify and document defects discovered during test execution.
• Maintain and utilize Test-Driven Development (TDD) best practices while building custom software solutions that other developers and external business partners will use.
• Document and troubleshoot defects as required to maintain a successful and resilient platform
• Design and participate in developing front-end application and back-end business services interaction protocols (e.g., Web Services) for consumer-facing products.
• Champions team upskilling by mentoring, teaching, training, and coaching to improve personal and team best practices and skill sets.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to identify and address the needs of users.
• Thorough understanding of software development best practices and procedures.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks.

• Strong development skills developing in OOP and MVC/MVVM patterns
• Highly effective oral and written communication; ability to explain complex designs and relationships
• Authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Information Science/Systems or equivalent experience and industry certifications.
• 5+ years of demonstrated career progression.
• Experience with Serverless technologies
• Recent experience serving as a member of an Agile scrum team or Kanban based process.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery concepts.
• Strong communication, written, and interpersonal skills (required to establish and maintain interdepartmental relationships)
• Experience developing consumer-facing applications.
• Experience in the following technologies: AWS Lambda, AWS Dynamo, Java, Spring Framework, Git, Maven, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript
• Experience in the following technologies are desirable: Angular, React, GoLang

Licenses/Certificates: Ability to be licensed as an Employee by various racing and gaming jurisdictions in which we operate, as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

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