Software Developer, Payments (Coop) - S2025

PENN Entertainment, Inc. is North America’s leading provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. From casinos and racetracks to online gaming, sports betting and entertainment content, we deliver the experiences people want, how and where they want them.

We’re always on the lookout for those who are passionate about creating and delivering cutting-edge online gaming and sports media products. Whether it’s through ESPN BET, Hollywood Casino, theScore Bet Sportsbook & Casino, or theScore media app, we’re excited to push the boundaries of what’s possible. These state-of-the-art platforms are powered by proprietary in-house technology, a key component of PENN’s omnichannel gaming and entertainment strategy.

When you join PENN Entertainment’s digital team, you’ll not only work on these cutting-edge platforms through theScore and PENN Interactive, but you’ll also be part of a company that truly cares about your career growth. We’re committed to supporting you as you expand your skills and explore new opportunities.

With locations throughout North America, you can build a future at PENN Entertainment wherever you are. If you want to challenge conventions in gaming, media and entertainment, we want to talk to you.

Work-term: May 5, 2025 - August 22, 2025

Number of Openings: 1

About the Team:

As part of the Payments team at theScore, you will be working with a group of talented and friendly individuals. Our goal is to provide the best experience to patrons to manage their funds in the app. The payments team helps theScore by integrating with third party payment providers and supporting our client developers through a GraphQL API. We take pride in our craft by using tools that help us keep a high standard of quality within our codebase and application. We’re also a team that enjoys learning and sharing knowledge. We like to keep our documentation up to date and take time out of our day to learn new technologies. 

About the Work:

As a key member of our Payments team you will: 

• Be part of our backend service teams supporting web and mobile clients 
• Collaborate regularly with engineers, product managers, designers to bring new features and products to our patrons. 
• Contribute to improving and evolving software development across the organization. 
• Work with our preferred technology stack (Primarily Elixir/Phoenix, LiveView). 
• Develop, scale, and optimize amazing GraphQL & RESTful APIs. 
• Other duties as required. 

About You:

• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, distributed systems, algorithms and software design. 
• Passionate about clean code architecture and software craftsmanship. 
• Experience with a modern web framework and consuming and building APIs. 
• Experience with Git and GitHub or similar. 
• An interest in designing, building, and optimizing distributed systems. 
• Excellent communication skills, including solid technical writing abilities.. 
• A drive for finding simple solutions to complex problems. 
• NICE TO HAVE: Experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, gRPC, experience with functional programming and integrating with payment providers. 

What We Offer:

• Fun, relaxed work environment
• A voice. We're dedicated to open communication which empowers our employees to drive the company's culture
• A company that encourages a culture of inclusion and diversity
• Opportunity to work on large scale consumer-facing applications with millions of users
• Career growth. Mentorship from some of the brightest people in the industry

Candidates residing in Ontario requiring special accommodation can email accessibilityoffice@thescore.com

theScore is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.