Senior Server Engineer

Rush Street Interactive

7d•CA$124,000 - CA$186,000•Remote

About The Position

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) is a market leader in online casino and sports betting, currently operating real-money gaming with our brands: BetRivers.com, PlaySugarHouse.com, and RushBet.co. We’re building bridges between online, social and land-based gaming businesses to create amazing, integrated experiences that keep players in the game. We are looking for a Senior Server Engineer who would work closely with Product, Analytics, Data Engineering, Infrastructure, and the Engineering team. You'll help shape the technical direction of our backend platform while delivering high-quality software, mentoring engineers, and driving architectural excellence.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software development experience with strong backend engineering expertise
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
Advanced experience with Java and frameworks such as Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Dropwizard
Proven experience designing distributed systems, microservices, RESTful APIs, and backend integration patterns
Strong knowledge of event-driven architecture and messaging platforms such as Kafka
Experience with relational databases, including PostgreSQL and Oracle; familiarity with Redis is a plus
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, DevOps practices, and AWS
Solid understanding of observability, including logging, monitoring, metrics, tracing, and production diagnostics
Experience leading technical discussions, making architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers in Agile environments
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Ability to travel occasionally, both domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java (Spring Boot, Hibernate, Dropwizard) and related technologies
Develop high-performance microservices, RESTful APIs, and service-to-service integrations for a highly available, distributed platform
Design and implement event-driven architectures using Kafka and asynchronous messaging
Build resilient integrations with internal and third-party systems, ensuring reliability through retry handling, idempotency, monitoring, and operational support
Define and evolve event contracts, payload schemas, API standards, versioning strategies, and integration patterns in collaboration with Product, Analytics, and Data Engineering
Drive platform modernization by reducing technical debt, simplifying legacy systems, and improving architecture through service consolidation
Ensure services are secure, observable, maintainable, and production-ready through automated testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and performance optimization
Lead production incident investigations, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term improvements
Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, pair programming, mentoring, hiring, onboarding, and engineering best practices

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage (medical, prescription drugs, vision, and paramedical services)
Competitive dental plan with strong coverage for basic, major, and orthodontic services
Annual Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) to support your personalized wellness needs
24/7 virtual healthcare access for you and your eligible dependents
Life, disability, and AD&D insurance for financial peace of mind
Wellness-focused perks including mental health support and rewards programs
RRSP and company DPSP contribution, up to 100% of the first 4%
Parental leave top up policy
Paid vacation and sick time

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