Software Developer (Platform Services)

Bally's Interactive•Toronto, ON

55d•$90,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Bally’s Interactive is redefining the future of entertainment by powering one of the world’s most dynamic entertainment ecosystems. We believe the customer experience is the product, and through technology and innovation, we create experiences that captivate and delight our customers. You’ll apply your expertise in sports betting, iGaming, live sports streaming, payments and fraud prevention, CRM, and gamification technologies. Whether your passion lies in data, AI, machine learning, user experience, security, or emerging tech, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, innovate, put your ideas to the test, and make a real impact. Join our team and elevate your career in a rapidly growing industry that rewards bold thinking, creativity, and innovation. Join our Platform Team and help power the technology behind online casino experiences used by thousands of players every day. You’ll work on our personalized iGaming lobby, machine learning–driven features, and GX-Console, our universal game launcher built in TypeScript. This is a hands-on role where you’ll build scalable services, solve real engineering problems, and ship production code daily. Our platform processes thousands of requests per second, so performance, reliability, and scalability are critical. You’ll contribute to evolving our architecture toward cloud-native microservices while collaborating in an Agile engineering team. This role is a current vacancy , and we are actively seeking a candidate to join the team.

Requirements

2–5 years of software engineering experience in production environments
Excellent coding skills in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Java
Experience with Node.js and TypeScript backend development
Experience building REST APIs and distributed systems
Familiarity with CI/CD, automation, and Git-based workflows
Exposure to AWS or cloud-native environments
Understanding of microservices and scalable system design
Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in iGaming, sports betting, or regulated industries is a plus

Responsibilities

Write production code daily and actively contribute to the technical direction of the Platform Team
Design and build high-performance APIs capable of handling thousands of requests per second
Develop and deliver customer-facing features end-to-end, from CMS data modelling to production release
Maintain and enhance GX-Console, our universal game launcher, along with backend-for-frontend services and internal platform tools
Contribute to the evolution of our cloud-native microservices architecture
Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and engineering design sessions
Troubleshoot complex technical challenges and collaborate with engineers across the platform to find pragmatic solutions
Share knowledge within the team and help drive a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement
Contribute to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical estimation
Raise technical risks or blockers early and work with the team to resolve them quickly
Support the hiring process by participating in technical interviews when needed