Backend Engineer Professional

Role overview:

Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility.  Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com. 

This position is for a Back‑end Software Engineer specializing in Java who will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of secure, scalable, and high‑performance backend systems for lottery solutions. The role involves building and maintaining microservices and RESTful APIs using the Spring ecosystem, working with relational databases such as DB2 or PostgreSQL, and collaborating within an agile, international team. The ideal candidate will bring strong Java expertise, solid database and SQL knowledge, and a passion for delivering robust, enterprise‑grade software through innovation and teamwork.

Qualifications:

• Master/Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
• 5+ years of professional back-end development experience, focusing on scalable, high-performance applications.

Required skills:

• English communication skills enabling effective project collaboration in a distributed and international team
• Git / GitHub for source control management and code collaboration
• Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot
• Designing and implementing RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of relational database systems (preferred DB2 or PostgreSQL) and data structures, SQL, Hibernate
• Solid understanding of design patterns, microservices, and scalable system design
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills for back-end systems
• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and performance optimization
• Knowledge of test framework (JUnit, Mockito, Gatling or TestNJ)
• Knowledge of secure coding practices for back-end applications, OWASP

Value-added skills:

• Knowledge of cloud platforms, containerization technologies, and orchestration tools
• DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), Jenkins
• Python, Unix shell scripting skills
• Proficiency in project tracking tools (e.g., JIRA)

Nice to have:

• Methodologies for data encryption, authentication, and access control mechanisms
• Logging and monitoring tools like Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus
• Angular 2+
• Angular Material
• Rxjs

Key Responsabilities:

• Develop software ensuring security, scalability, and high performance
• Document software, document processes and procedures related to the implementation and maintenance of software solutions
• Participate in meetings and group design discussions
• Addresses customers' concerns promptly by troubleshooting issues or advancing to the relevant manager
• Collaborate with other parts of the organization, analyze customer requirements and develop the best strategy to meet those requirements
• Provide training, mentoring, and coaching to assigned coworkers
• Participate in the project management of back-end software solutions
• Engage in individual professional development by completing an individual development plan, participating in mentoring activities, and communicating career path goals

The Way We Work:

• Agile Approach: We follow agile methodologies, emphasizing adaptability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Open Communication: Our team encourages transparent conversations, sharing knowledge, and feedback to support seamless collaboration.
• Innovation and Learning: At Brightstar Lottery, we foster a culture of innovation, empowering engineers to explore new technologies and advance their skills profoundly.