At tombola, we build experiences that bring entertainment to millions of players, powered by technology created by our talented teams. We're passionate about continuous improvement, collaboration, and creating an environment where people can do their best work.
As a Full Stack Software Developer within our Game Studio – Operator Platform team, you'll help build and improve the applications and services that support our products and teams. Working across frontend and backend technologies, you'll collaborate with colleagues from across engineering, product, design, and QA to deliver scalable, reliable, and user-focused solutions.
We're looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, learning new things, and sharing knowledge with others. Whether you're contributing new features, improving existing systems, or helping shape technical approaches, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
As a Full Stack Software Developer, you'll:
Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of software solutions across our platform.
Help improve our codebase through well-considered, maintainable, and scalable changes.
Collaborate with engineers, designers, testers, and product teams to understand requirements and deliver valuable solutions.
Participate in agile ways of working, including stand-ups, sprint planning, and backlog refinement.
Contribute through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
Develop, test, and maintain software across frontend and backend applications.
Investigate, debug, and resolve issues across services and applications.
Monitor application health using logs, metrics, and operational tooling.
Research new technologies, approaches, and ideas, sharing learnings with the wider team.
Support deployed applications and help identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, and scalability.
Create and maintain technical documentation that supports effective knowledge sharing across the team.
We know that great candidates don't always meet every requirement, so if you're excited about the role, we'd love to hear from you.
Some of the skills and experience that will help you succeed include:
Experience working within a software development team and contributing to shared codebases.
The ability to write robust, maintainable, and testable software across frontend and backend technologies.
An understanding of software development best practices, including testing approaches such as unit and integration testing.
Experience breaking down complex problems into manageable solutions and delivering work iteratively.
An understanding of software design principles and collaborative development practices.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to discuss technical concepts with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience working closely with designers, testers, product teams, and other stakeholders.
An interest in documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
An awareness of compliance, regulatory, or operational considerations when building software.
Experience mentoring or supporting the development of colleagues.
Experience contributing to technical discussions and helping teams make effective decisions.
Experience participating in recruitment or interview processes.
An interest in helping create an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture.
We're looking for someone who is curious, collaborative, and motivated to keep learning. You'll enjoy working as part of a team, sharing ideas, and helping deliver high-quality software that makes a difference.
You'll be someone who values quality, embraces feedback, and is excited by the opportunity to contribute to the evolution of our technology and ways of working.
At tombola, you'll join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered to do their best work.
If you're excited by the opportunity to build great software, solve interesting challenges, and work with talented people, we'd love to hear from you.
tombola is a technology company operating in the online gambling market. We came bouncing into the online bingo world in 2006, but our roots in bingo date way back to the 1800’s. We’ve grown rapidly over the years and entered the world of online slots in 2016 with tombola arcade. We’ve just embarked on a new chapter becoming part of Flutter entertainment, a FTSE100 company and the worlds biggest gaming company.
Staying true to our roots the tombola campus remains in Sunderland overlooking the River Wear and we invested in our international brands that help us take our Mackem business all around the world. We started in Italy, before venturing to Spain and beyond to Denmark and Sweden, along with our largest overseas office on The Rock of Gibraltar.
We’re completely unique in that all of our games are exclusive to us as they’re all designed, developed and managed in-house. We actively encourage our team to be involved from the ideas stage through to the live launch of a game and beyond. We innovate and we ask our people to push the boundaries of new technologies and give our customers the best experience possible.
We are built on a philosophy of taking a responsible approach, and putting the player first, always. We proactively engage with our customer community, ensuring our players are in control and receive great value for money. That’s really important to us. We encourage low-stake and aim to create a fun community that our players love.
We’re ambitious, we’re growing quickly and we’re looking for awesome people to join our already awesome team. #tombolalife is a lot of fun - we take pride in what we do, we work hard and we work together. We’re excited about the future and the team that will make an impact.
Come join the fun!
http://www.tombola.co.uk/careers
