Javascript Engineer - Sports Team

  • Full-time

Company Description

LeoVegas' passion is "Leading the way into the mobile future". LeoVegas is Sweden's premier GameTech company and is at the forefront of using state-of-the-art technology for mobile gaming. In 2017 the company passed the threshold for being classified as a unicorn, i.e., a start-up valued at more than USD 1 billion. A large part of this success can be credited to an extreme product and technology focus coupled with effective and data-driven marketing. Technology development is conducted in Sweden, while operations are based in Malta. LeoVegas offers casino, live casino and sports betting, and operates two global and scalable brands - LeoVegas and Royal Panda - as well as a local, multibrand operator collectively referred to as Rocket X. The company's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Gears of Leo is a part of LeoVegas Mobile Gaming Group. For more information, please visit www.leovegascareers.com

Job Description

Gears of Leo is now looking for a Javascript Engineer to be part of our exciting journey. We offer a dynamic environment with fast growing teams of driven and flexible individuals. We thrive on challenges, responsibility and are empowered by an agile environment. Joining our Sports team, your goal will be to build the fastest, most engaging, unique and customer friendly Sportsbook on the market. We’ve already been awarded for best innovation and best casino in the past, and we’re looking to carry that momentum forward for our Sportsbook as well.  

We believe that the successful candidate has great technical knowledge, a big interest for sports and passion for the mobile revolution. As a person, you are resourceful, driven and flexible. You have an open and analytical approach and you are excited to take part in long term strategic perspective. We expect you to be a valuable member of a highly technical team and contribute your sharp mind and technical skills to help us revolutionize the industry. We feel that the best candidate for this position is interested in sports and ideally having an interest in sports betting.

You will:

  • Be part of making our Sportsbook product the best user experience out there by thinking mobile first
  • Pushing us to take our Sportsbook to a new level.
  • Be a big part of innovating and improving on all parts of the Sportsbook. That means working with the whole product, from improving parts such as start page for finding events, event page for showing events or recommendations and build our own sections where we can be innovative and think outside of the box. 
  • Play a significant role in building solutions using cutting edge web development technologies. 

Your responsibilities will also include

  • Working in a lean environment, quickly iterating on features, build MVP’s, and measure results based on KPI’s

  • Working closely with designers and stakeholders on a daily basis, using domain knowledge and data to iterate our way to the best solutions and decisions.

  • Work closely with our Operations team in Malta when needed.

Qualifications

  • Interested in trying new technologies and creating proof of concepts
  • Experience with microservice-­based infrastructure is a plus

  • Experience with React, Backbone, or similar SPAs is a plus

  • Professional English mastery, both oral and written

  • Ability to work independently and as a team

  • Strong Google-­fu

  • Experience with Redux, Flux, GraphQL, Falcor, Webpack, Babel and others is a plus

  • Experience with server rendering and caching of SPAs, ES6, and functional programming is a plus

Additional Information

Working at Gears

Do you thrive on tackling challenges? Do you love to take initiative? Do you want to grow as an individual and a professional? If you answered yes to these questions, we want you. We're always looking for talented coworkers who are eager to make a difference and go the extra mile to make it happen. We believe that the community you work in is just as important as the job you do. That's why we have breakfast together every Monday, fika together every Wednesday, and croissants every Friday. Knowledge sharing and collaboration is the backbone of our office and maintaining a strong work family is what makes that possible. We work hard to create a diverse, inclusive workplace where you can have a great work-life balance and love the work you do.

We recommend that you submit you application as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continually.

If you want to find out more information regarding who we are and what we do, visit our awesome website at gearsofleo.com!

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