ABOUT US

Gambyt's mission is to make real-money gaming products more relevant and accessible to the world. We are specialists in the lottery industry and create products that deliver life-changing winning moments to players while raising billions of dollars every year for good causes such as public education, nature conservancy, and programs for seniors.Through our agile software development practice, we create digital products such as games, loyalty programs, and user experiences that are loved by players. Our team consists of extremely talented product managers, UX/UI designers, software engineers, project managers and quality testers that collaborate closely to achieve our vision.We have rebuilt our company around a remote-work engagement model with a vibrant downtown office space that can be used at employees discretion. We ship cookie subscriptions and offer GrubHub delivery credits to our remote staff to extend office perks into the home and organize monthly virtual activities that help to build strong connections across our team.We are headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which was ranked as a top 3 tech hub by Bloomberg, and is located in the first state in the country where all forms of internet wagering (lottery, casino, sports) have been legalized. We are on the ground floor of an industry revolution that is ripe for digital disruption and looking to expand our world-class team.

DEVELOPMENT CULTURE

We work in an agile framework and believe in utilizing strong team communication, pair programming, and CI/CD to drive our success. We take testing seriously and utilize a variety of testing strategies to ensure we are always delivering high-quality software.Our tech stack consists of TypeScript, Node, Express, Postgres, and Redis. We host and manage our infrastructure on AWS and Heroku. Experience with these technologies is not required and our mentorship and onboarding program is an immersive onramp that will help you become a meaningful contributor to our software engineering deliverables.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join our Cloud Services team remotely and/or onsite in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In this role, you will join a thriving development team that owns the creation and maintenance of software in the real-money gaming space. You’ll work effectively across a team and have a meaningful impact on an industry that is ripe for disruption.You will have the chance to work on a variety of project types with a focus on backend systems. We’ve created systems that support millions of monthly player transactions and we’ve transmitted tens of millions in prize winnings to players through programs like our mobile claims solution.On a daily basis, you’ll work with our project management team to plan and prioritize features and stories in our backlog. You’ll collaborate with our product and design team to help shape our solutions with your input and find the right balance between usability and feasibility.This is a dynamic role that offers the opportunity to ship software that delights millions of users. Because we are a mid-sized company of more than thirty employees, you will learn at an accelerated pace and have involvement in shaping the future of our solutions.This position is on our Cloud Services team, which builds backend services that support critical lottery and gaming functionality while contributing to our internal Gambyt software product catalog.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with our design and project management teams
• Develop new and contribute to existing backend services
• Monitor and maintain our production systems hosted in Heroku and AWS
• Triage issues in our production systems
• Work directly with our clients to understand their needs and help shape the software solutions we deliver

REQUIREMENTS

A successful candidate should possess:

• Computer Science degree or commensurate experience
• Passion for software and problem solving
• Clear communication skills and ability to work with others
• Experience with our stack is not required, it is more important to have a desire to learn and an eagerness to build world class software. Our technologies consist of the following:
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Node (with Express)
  • Postgres
  • Redis
  • Heroku
  • AWS (specifically Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, and VPC networking)
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

All full-time employees are provided with:

• Flexibility to work in-office, fully remote, or hybrid
• Competitive compensation packages
• Performance and anniversary bonus programs
• Equity program in our privately-held company
• Unlimited vacation and personal leave
• Excellent health and dental benefits, with no premium copays
• 401k program with guaranteed company contribution
• Monthly perks like food delivery to your home
• Monthly cell phone and computer stipend

Learn more at www.gambyt.com