Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) is a market leader in online casino and sports betting, currently operating real-money gaming with our brands: BetRivers.com, PlaySugarHouse.We’re building bridges between online, social and land-based gaming businesses to create amazing, integrated experiences that keep players in the game.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Services to play a foundational role in building the technology behind our digital experiences. This includes designing and building backend services, APIs, event processing systems, and integrations that enable analytics, lifecycle engagement, and downstream data systems.

The role goes beyond feature delivery, developing platform capabilities that support our broader modernization strategy while helping transition the existing delivery model by balancing BAU support with long-term architectural goals.

In addition to hands-on development, responsibilities include providing technical leadership, driving engineering best practices, and mentoring other engineers. The role requires deep backend engineering expertise combined with systems thinking, architectural discipline, and a strong appreciation for scalability, reliability, observability, and maintainability.

Lead Java backend development using Spring, Hibernate, Dropwizard, and related technologies, building scalable microservices for high-volume, highly available digital platforms.

Own resilient internal and third-party integrations, including retry handling, idempotency, monitoring, and operational support.

Manage event contracts and payload schemas with Product, Analytics, and Engineering, ensuring reliable, well-structured data for downstream CRM, lifecycle, reporting, and analytics systems.

Support business-as-usual (BAU) operations while reducing technical debt, simplifying legacy processes, and modernizing architecture through service consolidation.

Deliver secure, high-performing,



observable, and maintainable services through engineering best practices, automated testing, CI/CD, and production monitoring.

Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and long-term preventative improvements.

Lead design reviews, pair programming, and code reviews; Shape technical roadmaps with Engineering Managers and Architects, recommending direction and evaluating trade-offs using facts.

Evaluate emerging backend technologies, including AI-assisted development tools, to improve scalability, reliability, and productivity.

8+ years of skilled software development experience, with deep backend expertise and advanced Java proficiency using Spring, Hibernate, Dropwizard, or similar enterprise frameworks.

- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems is preferred.
- Working knowledge of Postgres, Oracle, AWS, and infrastructure-as-code practices, plus hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git-based workflows, and DevOps.
- Strong observability skills across logging, monitoring, metrics, tracing, and production diagnostics.
- Ability to lead technical discussions and architectural decisions across teams, balancing immediate delivery with long-term platform scalability.
- Experience partnering with Engineering, Analytics, or BI teams in production and mentoring engineers in Agile environments using Scrum or Kanban.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in English, communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.




- experience in regulated, high-volume, transaction-heavy environments involving customer/player data, payments, CRM, marketing technology, or real-time event processing is strongly preferred.
- Redis experience and a background in Data Analytics or Data Engineering are assets.
- Ability to travel occasionally, domestically and internationally. #LI-REMOTE #LI-PROMOTE

The pay range does not reflect total compensation, which includes base pay, benefits, and/or bonuses. Comprehensive health coverage (medical, prescription drugs, vision, and paramedical services)

- Competitive dental plan with strong coverage for basic, major, and orthodontic services
- Annual Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) to support your personalized wellness needs
- 24/7 virtual healthcare access for you and your eligible dependents
- Life, disability, and AD&D; insurance for financial peace of mind
- Parental leave top up policy
- Paid vacation and sick time

124,000—$186,000 CAD

Autonomy – we embrace personal freedom and responsibility

We are dedicated to treating everyone with respect and to support your professional and personal growth.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity and expression, marital status, family status, lifestyle, age, culture, religion, military and veteran status, citizenship, or disability.

Rush Street Interactive uses AI-assisted tools at select stages of the hiring process to enhance efficiency, consistency, and communication. AI does not make hiring decisions - final decisions are made exclusively by our recruiting and hiring teams.

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📌 Senior Software Development Engineer - Remote (Canada)
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