Development Support Engineer, Sports Platform

Company Description

At bet365, we're one of the world's leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 9,000 people and serve over 100 million customers in 27 languages. Our focus on In-Play betting has solidified our market-leading position, offering an unmatched experience across 96 sports and 700,000 streaming events. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe, we handle over 6 billion HTTP requests daily and process more than 2 million bets per hour at peak.

We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of opportunities for growth, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward-thinking company, we’re breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what’s possible for our customers worldwide.

Job Description

As a Development Support Engineer, you will play a key role in the successful operation of our Sports Platform environments.

The Sports Platform department is responsible for the critical platforms that support bet placement, settlement, Cash Out, back-office tools, front end services, and more.

The Development Support Engineering team consists of delivery focused, diligent, pragmatic, and distributed systems experts. Working together, you will apply industry best practice, alongside bespoke services and tooling, to administer and operate Sports Platform production platforms.

You will collaborate with the wider software development team to ensure optimal performance and availability of our global-scale critical production systems.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience with Linux and Unix, including Bash, AWK, SED and grep.
• Knowledge and experience of GNU utilities.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Experience with Python.
• Strong understanding of networking, including host and preferably media layers.
• Adaptable with the ability to learn quickly.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Additional Information

• Managing system changes.
• Forecasting production demand and capacity planning.
• Responding to and managing emergencies and incidents.
• Monitoring and tuning performance.

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