{"id":663,"date":"2018-06-04T15:59:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/soc-employability\/?p=663"},"modified":"2018-06-04T15:59:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:59:23","slug":"graduate-software-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/soc-employability\/2018\/06\/04\/graduate-software-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Software Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graduate Software Engineer<\/strong>
\n\u25cf London, UK
\n\u25cf Full-time<\/p>\n

Company Description<\/strong>
\nSG Digital (formerly OpenBet) leads the global gaming market, providing innovative software that powers the world\u2019s most successful operators.
\nThey pride themselves on product innovation and technical excellence and are constantly adding new applications and new functionality to their product suite, used by billions of end users. And, while many other companies have been downsizing, they continue to see growth across their business.<\/p>\n

Want to be part of their story?<\/p>\n

Job Description<\/strong>
\nSG Digital are looking for talented Graduates to join as a Junior Developer and work on the next generation of online sports betting and gaming platforms. Our world leading sportsbook product processes over 70% of all UK & Gibraltar regulated bets, on a system that offers unparalleled levels of performance and scalability.
\nAs a Junior Developer with the SG Digital Team, you\u2019ll have exposure to these systems, as well as extensive training and mentoring as you take our products and your career to the next level.<\/p>\n

What you will be involved with as a Junior Software Engineer at OpenBet:<\/strong>
\n\u25cf Work as part of a self-organising SCRUM team to develop new features and functionality for large scale betting websites
\n\u25cf Practice Test-Driven Development (TDD) to produce robust, clear, polished code
\n\u25cf Design solutions that are modular, scalable, extendable and portable
\n\u25cf Work with customers to extract requirements using BDD<\/p>\n

Qualifications<\/strong>
\nWhat would make you the Junior Software Engineer we are looking for:
\n\u25cf A high standing bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science, engineering or information systems from a well regarded university
\n\u25cf Demonstrable coding talent in at least one major language (Java, J2EE, C, C++)
\n\u25cf Strong fundamental programming skills (data structures, algorithms)
\n\u25cf Database design experience (any vendor)
\n\u25cf Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
\nIt\u2019d also be great to see these skills\/experiences as well:
\n\u25cf Familiarity developing on Unix\/Linux
\n\u25cf Experience with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) website design
\n\u25cf Web development skills – HTML, HTML5 and CSS
\n\u25cf Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, BDD, TDD and\/or CI<\/p>\n

Additional information<\/strong>
\nAlongside SG Digital\u2019s dynamic and vibrant working culture and talented team members \u2013 we can offer you:
\n\u25cf The opportunity to interact with global teams, and where appropriate switch teams and projects as you and our business continues to develop and grow
\n\u25cf Tangible and genuine career development, where you can take your career where you want it to go!
\n\u25cf Exposure to real world and business critical projects & the chance to develop some of the world\u2019s leading e-gaming platforms whilst working with various clients and seeing lots of code!
\n\u25cf The opportunity to work directly with the biggest names in the market
\n\u25cf Market leading benefits including health insurance, life assurance, season ticket loans, pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, subsidised gym membership and more.
\n\u25cf The very best working facilities in our London office, which includes chill-out areas, pool table, Ping-Pong, table-football, and games consoles. Our working atmosphere is creative, relaxed and professional, with a lot of bright people solving a lot of interesting problems.<\/p>\n

Please note that our graduate programme has a projected start date of Sep 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n

SG Digital are a software house based in West London. SG Digital was formerly known as OpenBet until Scientific Games bought them for their digital footprint. They operate exactly as they used to as OpenBet, but now have an even bigger financial backing from the Scientific Games in the US. SG Digital provide bespoke applications for betting and gambling companies across the globe and most notably in the UK – William Hill, Paddy Power, Sky Bet, Bet365, Ladbrokes Coral amongst others.<\/p>\n

Company website<\/strong>: www.sgdigital.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Assessment Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

The assessment day itself is on the 4th of July from 9:30am to 4:30pm<\/strong> at their London office: Building 9, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5XT.
\nIt will include group exercises to assess teamwork and problem solving skills, interviews and a chance to have a chat with our developers (not assessed). Lunch will also be provided. We have a 60% offer rate following the assessment day.<\/p>\n

To book your place apply by sending your CV to Laura Houghton at: laura.houghton@sgdigital.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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