About the role
Company Overview
Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,000 employees across 20 countries.
Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence-driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker.
At Playtech, people are considered the biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich the work environment and lead to better business decisions. Recognizing differences and ensuring transparent processes form the core of Playtech’s overall commitment to responsible business practices.
Casino Unit Overview
All team members take an active role in solution design and implementation, contributing to both game engine development and frontend development. The team is responsible for building and evolving core engine components as well as delivering rich, interactive user experiences. The project is closely integrated with distributed development teams, with active collaboration primarily with teams based in the United States. This provides exposure to international workflows, engineering standards, and cross-team communication in a global environment.
The team develops web-based casino applications for mobile devices, focusing on modern frontend technologies and scalable architecture. The frontend stack is based on TypeScript and an internal framework that leverages PixiJS for rendering and GSAP for animations, enabling high-performance graphics and smooth, complex animations. Projects are developed from scratch, including core business logic and engine-level functionality. Work covers a wide range of games and features, many of which require custom architectural solutions due to unique gameplay mechanics and performance requirements.
Modern browsers and mobile platforms are supported, with active alignment to current web and mobile technology trends related to graphics, animation, and performance optimization.
Responsibilities
- Analyse business requirements
- Make architectural and design decisions using Java
- Write robust manageable code
- Take end to end responsibility for product development
- Carry out Alpha testing and code reviews
- Assume technical leadership and proactive behaviour
Qualifications
- Higher education (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics degree or similar)
- 3+ years of Java experience, ideally in game development / iGaming industry
- Deep knowledge of Java core, collection API
- Experience with source control, build, tracking tools (Git, Maven, Jira)
- Knowledge of common patterns and algorithms
Nice-to-Haves / Bonus Skills
- Experience with web applications (JavaScript, TypeScript)
- Familiarity with features and capabilities of modern Java versions (up to Java 25)
- Understanding functional programming approaches in Java using Vavr (formerly Javaslang)
Culture and Benefits
- A professional and fun team environment, featuring proper training and knowledge sharing
- Personal and professional growth
- Variety – no day is the same
- An active lifestyle supported by a well-being package
- Work-life balance and flexibility