Senior Web App Developer at BetTech Gaming

About the Job

BetTech Gaming's Managed Wagering Services (MWS) Solution is a mobile-first, managed wagering services platform designed to serve betting operators in Africa and other emerging markets. The product's mission is to serve the unique needs inherent to betting operators in Africa. Given the hyper-growth of mobile on the continent, there is considerable opportunity for BetTech to leverage its extensive market experience and its close partnership with Sportradar to lead the mobile betting market in Africa.

Our platform handles millions of transactions. We work closely with payment, content, and other integration partners from all over the world.

What are we looking to achieve at BetTech?

• Create clean, reusable, and industry-standard code for our progressive web apps (PWAs).

• Explore, plan, and continuously deliver software according to the processes and practices defined by the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

• Build software in a manner that allows us to quickly validate that we’re solving the most valuable customer problems.

• Build unit tests, component tests, contract tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests.

What kind of tools do you need in your toolbox for success here?

• Minimum of 10 years of software development experience.

• In-depth knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript with extensive knowledge of React and Redux, single-page applications, and progressive web apps.

• Firm understanding of OOP and SOLID principles, as well as developing software that can scale.

• Deep experience building RESTful APIs.

• Unit testing expertise in TDD and BDD.

• Though not essential, familiarity with Microsoft Azure DevOps is beneficial as is familiarity with Azure, Kubernetes, Dicker, and RabbitMQ.

• Strong grasp of software architecture in terms of reliability, performance, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency (compute and storage are expensive, we code for low cost).

• Background working in lean-agile teams. Beneficial to have worked in SAFe teams.

• Great communication and collaboration skills with a can-do attitude that respects established guardrails. Starting every conversation with “How can I help?” will ensure a good culture fit.

What will make you a good fit for our team?

You are curious by nature and have an insatiable appetite for learning and relentless improvement. You’re driven to understand the inner workings of technologies. When faced with a problem you are resourceful and think creatively to find effective solutions to the problem in a manner that complies with the established guardrails.

Setbacks do not get you down, it’s only another problem that can be overcome. You’re resilient, which means you’re able to roll with the challenges that come your way. You’re a good listener, a team player, and can work effectively with all roles in the business to deliver a superior product to our customers.