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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Developer - **Company:** PENN Entertainment, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $220,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Quality, Data Structures, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Rust (Programming Language), Datadog, Rspec, Caching, Event Driven Architecture, Pytest, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Graphql, Elixir - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/staff-software-developer-509964562 ## About the Role * 7+ years in a software engineering role * A first-principles thinker who digs into root causes rather than surface symptoms * A track record of owning complex systems end-to-end * Comfortable working across a polyglot codebase that includes Elixir, Java, Rust, and TypeScript * Driven to design, build, and optimize distributed systems that hold up under real-world load * Knows the difference between an API that exposes a data model and one that expresses a domain, and has strong opinions about which to build * A solid foundation in computer science, with deep competencies in data structures, distributed systems, algorithms, and software design * Holds teams to a high bar for code quality and architecture, and can articulate why it matters * Strong experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL * Familiarity with caching strategies and the tradeoffs involved in applying them at scale * Experience with testing frameworks such as ExUnit, RSpec, Jest, pytest, or equivalent * Experience with high-throughput or real-time domains such as sports betting, gaming, or financial services * Experience with Kubernetes * Experience with AI ## Description The Enablement team is responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting foundational services and applications that power our platform. We focus on identifying friction points across our systems and SDLC, and delivering solutions that enable teams to operate more efficiently and autonomously. Our engineers lead cross-team technical efforts for our customer-facing applications, driving solutions that span multiple systems and shape the architecture of our broader ecosystem. We take pride in creating scalable, reliable capabilities that accelerate product delivery and strengthen the platform as a whole. About the Work As a staff engineer on the Enablement team, you will: * Lead the design, architecture, and delivery of new platform capabilities in a collaborative agile environment * Build, support, and maintain key services that drive our Federated GraphQL API, event-driven architecture, and regulatory compliance tooling * Drive integrations with internal services by partnering closely with engineering teams and stakeholders across the organization * Support teams developing features in our customer-facing applications (theScore, theScore Bet, Hollywood Casino) by helping define scope, contributing to technical specs, and identifying edge cases and performance improvements through code and design review * Develop, scale, and optimize gRPC endpoints, GraphQL APIs, and SQL queries * Own observability practices across our systems, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response (DataDog, Bugsnag) * Proactively identify bottlenecks and areas of systemic risk, and lead efforts to address them before they impact reliability or scale * Mentor engineers across the organization and contribute to a culture of technical excellence ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers - Adam Wiggins](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/919-coffee-with-developers-adam-wiggins) - [pytest: Simple, rapid and fun testing with Python](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/213-pytest-simple-rapid-and-fun-testing-with-python) - [Bringing digital education to refugee and host communities in remote regions of Africa](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/644-bringing-digital-education-to-refugee-and-host-communities-in-remote-regions-of-africa) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Agents for the Sake of Happiness](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1387-agents-for-the-sake-of-happiness) - [Automagic Configuration in Python](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/363-automagic-configuration-in-python) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read)