Senior C / C++ Developer

About PokerStars

Welcome to PokerStars, where you’ll find the best tournaments and games, secure deposits, fast withdrawals and award-winning software. This is where champions are born, and you could be next. You'll also find rules and hand rankings for Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other poker games. Practice your skills with Play Money or join real money games. There's no better place to learn and play poker.

Position

PokerStars is looking for a Senior Server Developer to join our busy and dynamic team based in our Bulgarian office.

You’ll be developing leading-edge software products to provide the world’s best online gaming experience. You’ll be designing, developing and maintaining the core internals and low level libraries of our game system.

Your qualification

You’ll have extensive proven experience of C++ development along with being an expert in Windows OS internals (WIN32 API and Multi-threading), computer networks and distributed applications. You’ll be producing API and crafting documentation and assist the integration efforts of other teams so you’ll need solid knowledge of Internet communication protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, etc. as well as excellent coding skills, ability to produce clean, robust and accurate code that meets the specs.

You’ll have experience in designing efficient algorithms and knowledge of STL library as you’ll be supporting and driving architectural decisions with respect to our core game system internals. Along with this you are efficient meeting deadlines to ensure our game system continues to scale successfully with our growing player base.

It’s important that you have experience with relational database (SQL Server, DB2) and a Master’s in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge as you’ll be delivering high quality software and provide support to our QA teams.

Will be a plus

Experience with test driven development and agile methodologies will be an added benefit for this role along with an understanding of poker and other card games or the online poker industry. Knowledge of network security (PKI, TLS/SSL) will be beneficial as will experience with high-demand 24/7 operations and a familiarity with OpenSSL and Pseudo/Hardware RNGs.

What we offer

The salary for this job is based on experience, so whilst we are not able to go into detail at this stage, we can say that we offer great salary packages and also like to throw in a discretionary annual performance bonus. In addition, we provide advice and financial relocation assistance to those moving to Bulgaria.

We offer health and dental insurance for you, your partner and your children (if you all live at the same address). In addition, you are entitled to a personal allowance interest which encourages our employees to upskill themselves or pursuit a hobby. A baby bounty is offered to our employees as well, granting 1000 BGN upon the birth of a child.

Our in-house training and development team deliver fantastic support in terms of developing your skills and helping you progress your career. In the office there is always free fresh fruit, snacks and drinks. In addition, we contribute a certain amount to the transportation and lunch expenses of our employees.

Our employees can always enrol to our sports program, and in terms of relaxation we have a playroom, including a PlayStation and a pool table. Our social team organise great events; including our sensational summer and Christmas parties.