At Entain, it’s your game. We’re revolutionising the world of sports and gaming entertainment, powered by the brightest minds in technology. Across our brands — from Ladbrokes and Neds to TAB NZ and the Australian Poker League — we’re creating thrilling, connected experiences for millions of fans who live and breathe sport.
As part of our dynamic Technology team, you’ll help shape the future of wagering innovation, building platforms that deliver reliability, speed, and accuracy at scale. We’re a team that thrives on curiosity, collaboration, and a drive to make every moment matter.
Your ImpactJoin Entain as a Software Engineer – Trading Solutions (Simulations) and play a vital role in developing high-performing systems that model and simulate real-world sporting and wagering outcomes.
You’ll design, build, and optimise simulation software that enables our trading teams to make smarter, faster, and more accurate decisions — directly impacting the performance of our market-leading platforms. Your work will power the insights, probabilities, and products that keep Entain at the forefront of the industry.
This is your opportunity to blend software engineering excellence with mathematical precision and problem-solving creativity — shaping technology that defines the future of sports trading.
A Day in the LifeBased in our vibrant Bowen Hills office or working remotely within Australia, you’ll be part of a tight-knit, high-impact Trading Solutions Delivery team. Every day brings a mix of collaboration and focus: designing systems, solving complex engineering challenges, and ensuring our simulations deliver real-world accuracy and scalability.
You’ll partner closely with developers, product managers, traders, and data specialists — bridging technology and sports in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where precision matters.
What You’ll Do- Design, develop, and maintain simulation systems that model sporting event outcomes and support advanced trading strategies.
- Take ownership of Monte Carlo simulation–based engineering problems, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
- Write well-structured, testable, and efficient code that meets the highest standards of performance and reliability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Product, Trading, and Engineering to deliver software that enhances market-making and pricing systems.
- Build and evolve robust backend services in Golang, ensuring seamless integration across web, mobile, and API layers.
- Contribute to continuous integration and deployment processes using tools such as GitLab, ArgoCD, and Spinnaker.
- Partner with Quality Engineers to ensure automation, repeatability, and early defect detection across the development lifecycle.
- Support a culture of continuous improvement — sharing knowledge, reviewing code, and mentoring peers.
- Drive system reliability by identifying risks, optimising for scalability, and enhancing performance across distributed systems.
- Proven experience in software engineering within complex, enterprise environments.
- Deep technical expertise in Golang development and distributed systems.
- Strong knowledge of Monte Carlo simulations and statistical modelling for sporting event outcomes.
- Experience with Apache Kafka, MongoDB, and scalable microservice architectures.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, agile delivery, and modern engineering practices.
- Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking abilities — with a passion for innovation.
- Excellent collaborator and communicator, with experience working across multidisciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of wagering, trading, or real-time sports systems is highly desirable.
At Entain, you’ll find more than just a job — you’ll discover a place where you can grow, connect, and make an impact. We celebrate individuality, collaboration, and innovation, giving you the freedom to create work you’re proud of.
Perks You’ll Love- Enjoy work-life balance with our 9-day fortnight.
- Celebrate milestones with 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Access wellness programs and subsidised gym memberships.
- Fuel your day with a free onsite barista, breakfast and lunch options, and a fully stocked pantry.
- Be part of company-wide celebrations, team events, and exclusive racing and sporting experiences.
There’s nothing like it.
For more information, contact us at [email protected] or hit Apply Now.
Please note: due to the wagering aspect of our industry, applicants must be a minimum of 18 years old to apply.
