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.com, and RushBet.co. We're building bridges between online, social and land-based gaming businesses to create amazing, integrated experiences that keep players in the game.

As a Staff Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in defining technical strategy for entire product area, ensuring system health, and mentoring engineers to push boundaries in innovation

• Own the architecture and technical vision for a designated product area, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Act as a trusted advisor across multiple teams, fostering collaboration and driving cross-functional technical decisions.
• Oversee and support the design and implementation of robust software solutions that include performant frontend components and backend services.
• Guide teams in best practices, code quality, and efficient development—without being just a solo contributor.
• Ensure engineering efforts align with business priorities, providing clarity on trade-offs and risks.
• Empower engineers through technical guidance, feedback, and structured mentorship to accelerate their growth.
• Identify and resolve technical bottlenecks, drive process automation, and enhance overall developer experience.
• Keep stakeholders informed on technical progress, challenges, and solutions while fostering a culture of openness and accountability.

• Technical Excellence
  • Deep expertise in software engineering, with strong frontend expertise (TypeScript, React+Angular frameworks, PHP) supported by backend skills (Java SE, nice to be familiar with Dropwizard and Gradle)
  • Experience with hybrid mobile applications and approaches (WebView-based iOS/Android applications, nice to be familiar with popular frameworks such as React Native, Ionic)
  • Strong understanding of micro-frontend architecture and integrating front-end systems with event-driven backends (e.g., via Kafka or WebSockets), built for modern cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).
  • Experience optimizing browser and rendering performance, including lazy loading, code-splitting, and caching strategies, with a solid grasp of API design and frontend-backend contract efficiency.
  • Well-versed in Frontend DevOps workflows, including CI/CD pipelines for front-end apps, automated testing (unit, integration, e2e), and observability practices using tools like Datadog, Sentry, and Lighthouse to

• Leadership & Influence
  • Ability to align multiple teams to a shared technical vision and strategy.
  • Comfortable making high-impact architectural decisions and effectively communicating trade-offs.
  • A track record of mentoring engineers, fostering talent growth, and leading technical discussions.

• Collaboration & Communication
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to technical challenges.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, engaging with Architecture-Engineering, Product, UX, and Leadership teams.
  • Ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What We Value:

• Excellence – You set high standards for quality, scalability, and technical innovation.
• Collaboration – You work seamlessly across teams, guiding and empowering those around you.
• Transparency – You communicate openly, ensuring alignment at all levels.
• Empathy – You mentor, support, and inspire engineers to grow and thrive. #LI-HYBRID

• Comprehensive compensation
• Work-life balance initiatives
• Autonomy – we embrace personal freedom and responsibility
• Creativity – we are open to new ideas of how we can be better
• Growth – we want you to develop personally as well as professionally
• Top-notch professionals who are passionate about what they do
• People-oriented environment and supportive atmosphere

As a rapidly growing company in an emerging industry, you'll have a huge impact on our product and our company. We like proactive team members and strive to have a company of self-disciplined professionals who enjoy collaboration, having fun, and of course, achieving together what others believe to be improbable. We are dedicated to treating everyone with respect and to support your professional and personal growth.

Rush Street Interactive is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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.

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