Tabcorp is famous for winning moments. Behind (almost) all of them is great tech and a talented team of six hundred, passionate technology professionals. Together, we ensure our services are built sustainably to scale, handling over 1 billion bets annually.

Our Tech Teams deliver gaming moments that pack a punch! You will have the opportunity to innovate and inspire, leveraging technology to make good moments great. Game to join us?

About the role
As a Software Engineer - Kafka, you will play a key role in maintaining and evolving our data and streaming platforms, with a primary focus on Kafka. You’ll ensure the health, performance, and security of our Kafka environment while also contributing to adjacent technologies such as Databricks and databases.

This role is to develop, maintain and support our many Kafka Streams within our real time 24x7 operational framework.

What you’ll do

• Building, configuring, and maintaining Kafka clusters to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Monitoring cluster performance, connectivity, security, and providing on-call support.
• Troubleshooting and resolving Kafka issues, outages, and performance bottlenecks.
• Assisting with Kafka integrations and collaborating with development and data teams on platform design and usage.
• Contributing to automation, monitoring, and observability for Kafka and other platform components.
• Supporting broader platform operations, including Databricks and databases, as part of a cross-functional team. (when required)

What you’ll bring

• Solid experience working with Kafka (Brokers, Zookeeper, Connect, Schema Registry, KafkaRest, Kafka Streams) and an understanding of Kafka architecture and internals.
• Experience in AWS or other cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and deployments on ECS.
• Kafka on Kubernetes experience is a strong bonus.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve performance, availability, and integration issues.
• Exposure to Databricks, databases, or other data/streaming technologies (or willingness to learn).
• Experience with automation, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• A strong learning mindset and adaptability to expand beyond Kafka into other platforms.

What you’ll get

• Diverse leave options: cultural, volunteer, flexi, and 18-weeks parental leave.
• Access to our health and wellbeing app and Employee Assistance Program.
• Monthly employee social activities, competitions, awards and free tickets to events.
• Access to digital learning modules for continuous upskilling.
• Ongoing commitment to D&I through leading policies & initiatives.

About Us

Tabcorp is Australia’s leading gambling entertainment company. Our 3000+ team is as diverse as Australia itself. Our people drive the iconic, homegrown, world-class brands TAB, Sky Racing and MAX. As an ASX-listed company, we’re proud to shape our industry for the better. To find out more about us and what we offer, visit our website.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued for their contribution and has a sense of belonging and is treated with respect. As a Tabcorp employee, you will:

• foster a respectful and inclusive working environment within your team;
• support and contribute to initiatives aimed at managing the risk of gender inequality, sexual harassment and other inappropriate behaviour in our workplaces.  

We welcome applications from candidates with visible and non-visible disability, or with any workplace accessibility requirements. Please reach out via careers@tabcorp.com.au should you require any accommodations or adjustments to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.

Tabcorp is a ‘Circle Back Initiative’ employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.