Job Description

Who We Are

Entain is fearlessly transforming the global racing, sports and wagering industry, creating unforgettable customer experiences and pushing beyond traditional boundaries. Part of a FTSE 50 company with nearly 30,000 employees across 30+ countries including Europe, the USA, Australia and New Zealand, Entain ANZ powers leading brands like TAB, Trackside and Ladbrokes. At Entain, our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and Finance underpins the commercial decisions that drive performance, sustainable growth, and world-class customer experiences.

Why This Matters

Entain is home to leading sports, racing and entertainment brands across Australia and New Zealand, including Ladbrokes, Neds, TAB, Trackside, Betcha and Sport Nation.

We’re growing our Casino team as we build new casino offerings for New Zealand’s regulated market. We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help create the services and APIs behind these products—from player accounts and game integrations to the controls that support safe, compliant play.

You’ll work in a cross-functional, agile and remote-friendly team alongside product, frontend, mobile, QA and platform engineers. Your work will help keep our products fast, reliable and secure as we grow.

Your Impact

• Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs, primarily in Go.
• Develop well-structured, maintainable code and contribute to peer reviews.
• Write unit and integration tests to help deliver production-ready changes with confidence.
• Investigate issues across services and environments, and implement lasting fixes.
• Contribute to technical design discussions covering microservices, data modelling and performance.
• Build and run services in containerised environments, using CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Communicate progress, risks and blockers clearly, and work with the team to deliver valuable outcomes.
• Share knowledge through pairing, reviews and documentation.
• Work with Risk and Compliance to build regulatory and responsible gambling requirements into our services.

What You’ll Bring

• Commercial backend engineering experience—typically 3+ years—with Go or a similar compiled, server-side language such as Java, C#, or Rust.
• Experience designing and using APIs, such as REST or gRPC.
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL, MSSQL or PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimisation.
• Basic understanding of, or experience with, NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB, DynamoDB or Elasticsearch.
• Exposure to Docker, containerised applications, CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• An understanding of microservices and service-oriented architecture.
• Sound testing practices and a commitment to clean, maintainable code.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate in an agile, distributed team.

Life at Entain

At Entain, it’s more than a job - it’s a place to grow, connect, and make an impact. We value individuality, celebrate collaboration, and create space for bold ideas that move people. Here, you’ll help shape the voice of some of Australia and New Zealand’s most recognised brands - while developing your own craft in a supportive, ambitious team.

Perks You’ll Love

• Hybrid & Flexible: Balance your life and work.
• Recognition & Rewards: Celebrate wins and enjoy retailer discounts.
• Wellbeing Perks: Support for your health and happiness.
• Workday Extras: Free breakfast, snacks, and onsite barista.
• Office Vibes: Pool table, live sports, and fun social activities.

There’s nothing like it.

For more information, please reach out to us at  or hit apply now.

Due to the wagering aspect of our industry, applicants must be a minimum of 18 years to apply.