Senior Software Engineer

About Betfair Romania Development
Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world's leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.

Our Values
The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.

Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact
About Flutter UKI
Flutter UK & Ireland are the UKI region of Flutter Entertainment. They unite a dozen brands including powerhouses Paddy Power, Betfair, Tombola and Sky Betting & Gaming, bringing together hundreds of teams and thousands of colleagues, who create trusted entertainment for millions of customers every week.

Role Overview
The position holder has engineering skills and a passion for technology. You have experience with technologies such as Java, dependency injection, inversion of control, application servers (Tomcat, Jetty) and event streaming (Kafka).

The position holder need to have exceptional technical and problem-solving skills and a positive, results driven attitude.

This position involves working with and being part of a cross-skilled development team and will have regular contact with teams looking after other aspects of Fullter UKI products & tools.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Proactively identify insecure coding issues and plan remediation
• Make sure there is proper documentation for owned components
• Minimise manual processes through automation
• Suggest improvements to the methodology in use
• Be familiar with multiple software development methodologies and actively contribute to team and group meetings
• Be able to identify common concerns to encourage code reuse Software development, continuous improvement
• Work independently on tasks without assistance
• Think about multiple solutions when faced with a task; express pros and cons when choosing an approach
• Implement robust solutions that work under load and offer performance e) Analyse potential improvements on code
• Creatively reapply existing learnings to new areas
• Participating in code reviews
• Improve monitoring and alerting
• Assess the success of any changes made
• Practice a test-driven development work style
• Demonstrate a good understanding of how the components you own live and interact with other components in the Fullter UKI ecosystem
• Model most problems, while considering the impact on load capacity, system reliability and availability
• Proactively make use of reusability techniques (e.g. design patterns, library extraction, new component creation)

Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required

• Experience in designing and building scalable backend systems, ideally in payments or financial services.
• Hands-on expertise integrating with third-party payment processors, gateways, and digital wallets.
• Strong understanding of payment flows, transaction lifecycles, and secure API integrations.
• Ability to drive end-to-end solutions, from architecture and implementation to production support.

Benefits

• Hybrid & remote working options
• €1,000 per year for self-development
• Company share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave per year
• 20 days per year to work abroad
• 5 personal days/year
• Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
• Extended health, dental and travel insurances
• Customized well-being programmes
• Career growth sessions
• Thousands of online courses through Udemy
• A variety of engaging office events

Disclaimer
We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we're part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we'll see how we can accommodate them.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.

By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, to consider you for prospective roles within the company.