Tech Lead (Backend) - Growth
As a Tech Lead, you will manage a team of engineers, ensuring smooth delivery within a Scrum framework. You will mentor team members, enforce best practices, be responsible for your team's quality output, and actively contribute to improving development processes. You will also write code and pick up user stories to keep your team on track. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, ownership of technical excellence, and the ability to drive high-quality deliverables. This role will be hybrid, in the Jersey City office 3 times per week. What You Will Do: • Build, test, and maintain robust backend systems using Scala. • Advocate for and oversee the delivery of high-quality software, which is regularly and safely changed thanks to high unit test coverage and reliable end to end automation coverage. • Perform quality control by ensuring effective code reviews and addressing technical debt alongside product development. • Collaborate with Solutions Architects to create and review architectural documentation. • Ensure adherence to Agile/Scrum best practices throughout delivery in partnership with the Delivery Lead. • Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to develop features that enhance user experience and system capabilities. • Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that meets performance requirements. • Support developers through refinement, breaking down requirements into technical tasks, user story creation, and providing estimations. Push back on unrealistic timelines as needed. • Support your team by fielding external requests, addressing blocking issues and getting ahead of upcoming work. • Act as the direct manager of a team of engineers. Conduct regular 1:1s, provide mentorship, and deliver constructive feedback to foster team growth. • Support hiring and people management initiatives to maintain a high-performing team. What You Will Need: • 5+ years of progressive experience as a software engineer, preferably within high-growth or real-time systems like betting or transactional platforms. • Proven ability to mentor, guide, and develop engineers with 1+ year experience managing software engineers preferred. • Extensive engineering experience in: • Scala and related frameworks • Building and maintaining APIs for high-throughput, real-time applications. • Utilizing AWS for cloud-native architectures. • Kafka and other NRT messaging platforms. • OLTP systems critical to real-time transaction processing. • Relational and non-relational databases like Cassandra, Redis, Postgresql • Observability tools like Splunk and NewRelic • Experience designing software architecture for scalable, distributed systems. • Strong expertise in Agile product delivery and Scrum methodologies. • Demonstrated bias toward action and ownership over key initiatives with a delivery-focused mindset. The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000 USD, which is dependent on a several factors including relevant experience, geography, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k)-matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid Flexible Time Off and paid company holidays. At Caesars Digital, We Don't Just Play the Game - We Set the Standard. As a proud part of Caesars Entertainment, the world's premier gaming company with more than 80 years of sports betting leadership, Caesars Digital is Blazing The Trail in digital innovation, customer experience and industry excellence. We believe every Team Member should be treated like royalty because We Are All Caesars. This guiding principle fuels our commitment to delivering legendary service and creating unforgettable experiences for our customers. From cutting-edge digital platforms including Caesars Sportsbook, Caesars Palace Online, Horseshoe Online Casino and Caesars Racebook, to the continuing expansion of our retail footprint and our William Hill legacy, along with powerhouse partnerships across sports and entertainment, we're building something extraordinary. And we want you to be part of it. Ready to make your mark on the Empire? Explore our open roles and discover how you can help shape the future of gaming. Join us. Blaze the Trail. Because at Caesars Digital, We Are All Caesars. Apply tot his job