Lead Software Engineer

Summary

Join Allwyn Lottery Solutions, a global leader in digital lottery and gaming, and contribute to the engineering output of the entire team. You will be responsible for ensuring team members have appropriate tasks and support, coordinating cross-team efforts, and contributing to technical designs. Collaborate with product owners, demonstrate understanding of software development principles, and support recruitment and training. Regularly evaluate team and individual performance. This role requires a Computer Science degree, significant software engineering experience, and expertise in various technologies.

Requirements

• Computer Science Degree (BSc or higher)
• Excellent understanding of all aspects of the software development lifecycle
• At least 3 years of professional experience as a lead software engineer
• At least 5 years of experience in software development preferable in agile framework
• Previous experience in leading high performance geographically dispersed software development teams
• Experience in delivering software in highly regulated business
• Strong fundamental computer science skills (OOA/OOD, data structures, algorithms etc)
• Knowledge and understanding of JEE and/or Spring platform
• Good understanding of REST standards
• Experience of several of the following development technologies:Java
• Automated acceptance testing
• RESTful API’s design
• CI/CD pipelines
• Relational databases (Postgres, etc)
• Cloud computing
• Docker
• AWS
• Spring Boot
• Kubernetes
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• Organize and prioritize work effectively, able to adjust in a changing environment
• A desire to learn new skills and develop your existing skillset
• A strong drive to follow and apply best practices in software engineering
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Act as an individual contributor who has the responsibility for the engineering output of the entire team
• Contribute to the codebase and provide support to fellow team members, fulfilling all the key accountabilities expected of a software engineer within the development team and for all the software components under the team's responsibility
• Ensuring that the team members pick up appropriate tasks, get appropriate help, support and attention during the resolution of the task
• Ensuring proper cross-team coordination of changes and technical decision making happens as part of the work of their team
• Contributing to technical designs of the system
• Engaging and coordinating with other line managers across the organization and coordinate with Head of Engineering and Software Architects
• Seek advice when facing particularly challenging or complex problems
• Deliver technical solutions with respect to expectations on functionality, budget, and timeline
• Work closely with Product Owners to ensure clarity on goals and business objectives that need to be achieved
• Demonstrate understanding of the importance and how to balance all of; Security, privacy, quality, testability, re-use, maintainability, usability, accessibility, performance, customer requirements, NFRs, and delivery
• Support Recruitment and decision making in hiring to fill the team’s positions
• Decide, propose and support training that is required on the job, and overview the onboarding process to new hires
• Have regular 1-1 with all team members on a monthly basis, ideally. Maintain strong rapport with the team members in a professional and personal manner
• Communicate information from top to bottom and from bottom to top
• Identifying the need for improvements and take actions
• Evaluating overall team and individual performance and participate in performance reviews

Preferred Qualifications

• DRY, SOLID, KISS, YAGNI principles
• Git, branching models, Jira, SaaS development providers like Github
• Linux, Containers, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, Helm
• GitHub Actions
• RDBMS and NoSQL such as PostgreSQL
• Basic Networking knowledge, TCP/IP Services (eg. HTTP, DNS)
• API First, Yaml, ReST, Richardson Maturity Model, Managing API Versions
• Load balancing approaches, Live upgrades
• Graylog, Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana
• Experience in Automated testing (functional tests and integration tests) and CI / CD
• Experience with at least one of the major cloud providers (ie AWS, GCE, Azure)
• Familiarity with Microservice architecture

Benefits

• Be part of a dynamic team with enthusiastic experts that will support your talent and growth
• Embark on a journey within a diverse environment full of opportunities and challenges
• Comprehensive onboarding experience designed to facilitate your smooth transition
• Attractive salary and a bonus plan
• Health and life insurance for you and your family
• Well-being allowance
• Monthly lunch allowance
• Developmental 360° feedback framework
• Unlimited Training options and tools
• Extensive leave plan
• Employee Assistance Program with specialized Counselors / Licensed Psychologists
• Enjoyable and stable working environment
• Flexible working arrangements (fully remote/hybrid)
• Modern workspace environment
• Apple equipment and top-notch office technology to support our hybrid working