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Gaming Innovation Group

Senior Big Data Engineer

Hybrid

Newcastle upon tyne, United kingdom

Full Time

13-04-2025

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Job Specifications

As part of the Big Data Team, you will be using cutting edge technologies to work on collating data across different sources within GiG. Sources are all in real time, and you will be supporting an event driven micro service lambda architecture.

Your focus is to work with the current agile team and contribute to the platform's objectives and continue being an enabler to many other data technology stakeholders such as the Business Intelligence, Data Science and Quality Assurance teams. You will be up for a challenge, to continue maintaining and adding new features to a platform that ingests up to 5000 messages per second across multiple products such as Lottery, Sports and Casino.

Reporting to the Lead Big Data Engineer and supported by the Big Data Architect to follow best practices, you'll be guided into delivering world class product increments that support our Tier 1 Platform.

You're really awesome at:

Object oriented programming (Java)
Data modelling using any database technologies
ETL processes (ETLs are oldschool, we transfer in memory now) and experience with Apache Spark or Apache NiFi
Applied understanding of CI\CD in change management
Dockerised applications
Used distributed version control systems
Excellent team player
Meticulous and passionate about your work

You're also good at:

Functional oriented programming (experience with Python, Scala)
Analytical mindset
Low latency databases such as ClickHouse
Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Can collaborate in scoping exercises
Mentoring skills
Have worked with both Linux and Windows environments
Unix/Linux

What will you get in this role?

You'll give us your ideas and knowledge, and if we're a good match we'll back you up with a salary you can be proud of and amazing industry perks like daily lunch. On top of the perks, you'll even get to work with the best talent the industry has to offer.

Benefits:

Great career development opportunities
100% remote or hybrid working model
International Health Insurance
Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
Birthday Day Off
Me Time - 1 day off per year
Lunches in the office for free

Benefits

Great career development opportunities
Hybrid or remote working model
International Health Insurance
Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
Birthday Day Off
Me Time - 1 day off per year

About the Company

We are an award-winning iGaming platform and sportsbook provider supplying industry-leading solutions to our partners and their players. We specialise in helping online and land-based operators expand their iGaming and sports betting business on a global scale, focusing on innovation and customisation to power localised customer experiences and intimate user journeys. As a regulated markets specialist, we offer compliant entry into 36+ complex regulated markets around the world. Our powerful iGaming platform is built to be ... Know more