Software Developer, Sportsbook Core (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: 2

Hiring Teams: Sportsbook Data & Sportsbook API

About the Team:

Our mission is to build and maintain the internal services that power theScore Bet platform. The Sportsbook Core team supports client developers with everything they need to power the mobile & web applications including server driven betslips, fully customizable marketplaces, account histories, and more. We deal with monitoring and receiving updated markets as quickly as possible; managing the full lifecycle of a bet; and managing user’s wallets including the flow of money through theScore. We take pride in delivering highly reliable and scalable solutions that give users the best experience. 

About the Work: 

• Work with our preferred technology stack (Primarily Elixir/Phoenix, Ruby on Rails, modern JavaScript).
• Develop, scale, and optimize amazing GraphQL & RESTful APIs.
• Be part of our backend service teams supporting web and mobile clients.
• Build front-end applications using modern JavaScript technologies (React, TypeScript).
• Participate in the design, architecture, and delivery of new features in a collaborative agile/scrum environment.
• 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 modern web framework and API development (Elixir/Phoenix, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Django, Node).
• Experience with Git and GitHub or similar.
• A strong grasp and experience with relational databases; including PostgreSQL and MySQL.'
• Experience with background job processing (Oban, Sidekiq, Celery, RabbitMQ).
• Comfortable working in the terminal.
• Proficiency within an editor of your choice.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as ExUnit, RSpec, Jest, pytest or equivalent.
• Nice to have: Familiarity with GraphQL APIs, GCP/AWS, Kubernetes, contribution to open source software, experience working at startups, passion for sports and/or esports. 

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.