Senior Software Engineer (Elixir) - Jackpocket｜Meet.jobs

About the jobJackpocket is the first mobile lottery app in the U.S. that offers players a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, such as Powerball, Mega Millions, and more, via their smartphones. We're creating a more convenient, fun, and responsible way to play the lottery by modernizing the $300B global lottery market with a mobile platform that everyone, including grandma, can feel good about.

Jackpocket is looking for an experienced, self-driven Software Engineer that will help the company scale its operations systems as it expands into new markets. As a member of the operations tech team, you’ll be tasked with improving existing systems by building for durability, stability and scalability. With opportunities to work on technologies that range from embedded system development to full-blown ML, this position is perfect for a versatile engineer with a breadth of skills who craves variety.

Responsibilities

 

Work alongside Developers and DevOps to ensure that the system is stable and scaling as designed

Introduce and implement new features across the Jackpocket operations infrastructure. This includes:

 

Retrofitting existing systems to add scalability and concurrency

Implementing new devices to improve operational efficiency

Composing Helm charts to simplify system deployment

 

Participate in the architectural evolution of the Jackpocket system

Profile systems to determine bottlenecks and to forecast system capacity

Provide support to local lottery operations to ensure live systems are performing properly

Work with the operations team, retailers, and the product team to implement requirements

Document operations policies and instructions to aid in troubleshooting

 

Qualifications

 

4+ years as a Software Engineer or a comparable position working with highly scalable systems

Knowledge and experience with multi-threading, concurrency and building resilient systems

Experience with Elixir, Python and Java

Familiarity with Ruby and C++

Experience with SQL and working with RDBMs such as Postgres

Completed full lifecycle development, design, development, testing through to deployment

Knowledge of functional programming and architectural design principles 

Able to diagnose live systems and trace errors 

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

Kubernetes and Docker experience

Graphics and image programming

ML, CNN and Tensorflow experience

Knowledge of message queue systems and event driven architecture

Experience with RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, or similar technology

Experience with networking technologies

 

Why Jackpocket?

 

Medical insurance covered up to 100% by Jackpocket

Dental & vision insurance

401(k) matching

Stock options

Commuter benefits and Citi Bike membership

Discounted gym membership

Catered meals and stocked kitchen

Flexible working hours

Autonomy and upward mobility

 

This is a full-time exempt position and is not eligible for overtime under FLSA requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Jackpocket is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact hr@jackpocket.com.