[Hiring] Principal Backend Engineer @Hard Rock Digital

Role Description

We are looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to join our rapidly growing Casino Technology Team, responsible for continuous growth and support of our Casino and Sportsbook apps. This Engineer will set technical direction across multiple teams and have significant ownership over the shape of our backend architecture. It is an exciting and rewarding opportunity.

• Set the technical direction and architecture for complex, cross-team systems
• Contribute to the design and implementation of complex features
• Work with other Principal Engineers and Architects across the entire Technical Team, and act as a mentor to Staff and Senior Engineers
• Be a trusted technical advisor for various stakeholders such as Engineering Managers, Technical VPs and Product Managers, influencing roadmap and architectural decisions
• Be technically talented, able to contribute quality code, and be passionate about the technology - including how AI-assisted tools are changing the way we design, build, and ship software
• Perform Code Reviews and coach Developers, Senior Engineers and Staff Engineers on why certain technical approaches need to be taken
• Be responsible for the quality, scope, and timeliness of all your deliverables
• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development practices and tools across the team, helping raise the bar on engineering velocity and code quality
• Leverage modern tools - AI included - to multiply your impact and that of the teams around you

Qualifications

• Min of 10+ years work experience
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) in your day-to-day workflow
• Strong communication skills in English (both written and verbal)
• Experience working for a company with large volumes of traffic
• A deep understanding of AWS Cloud technologies and how to create scalable multi-region applications
• Experience with the following technologies:
• Java and Spring / SpringBoot
• RDBMS (e.g. Postgresql, CockroachDB)
• Streaming technologies (Amazon Kinesis, Kafka)
• Message Queues (SQS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)
• Experience working within an agile development
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
• Experience with Micro-Service and Service oriented architectures
• Nice to have experience in the Casino industry or an equivalent regulated industry such as Banking
• Experience championing the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices (e.g. AI code generation, AI-assisted code review, agentic coding tools) within an engineering organization

Company Description

Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social gaming company in the world. We care about each customer's interaction, experience, behaviour, and insight and strive to ensure we’re always acting authentically.

Rooted in the kindred spirits of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the new Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known all over the world as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality.