Aristocrat Leisure Limited

Staff Engineer, Delivery

Aristocrat Leisure Limited$115K — $214K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional experience in software development, particularly in data-intensive or analytics products.
  • Experience coordinating delivery in an agile environment.
  • Hands-on proficiency with Node.js, React, and Python, including managing workflows in Jira.
  • Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle and release processes.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple workstreams without sacrificing quality.
  • Comfortable tackling complex problems independently and making sound judgments.
  • Strong communication skills for various audience levels.
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers with a passion for their development.

Responsibilities

  • Own sprint planning and achievement sequencing to ensure proper resourcing.
  • Assign tasks based on team capacity, skills, and project priorities.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate blockers to prevent delivery risks.
  • Track and communicate progress clearly to engineering leads and stakeholders.
  • Ensure consistent execution and flag any potential risks early on.
  • Contribute hands-on to the codebase alongside the team.
  • Conduct thorough code reviews to improve quality and support team learning.
  • Facilitate technical discussions around build and architecture, assessing trade-offs.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers to enhance their confidence and skills.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid time off (PTO).
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do

Own sprint and achievement planning, ensuring work is accurately sequenced, prioritized, and resourced.

  • Assign tasks across the team based on capacity, technical fit, and business priority.
  • Proactively surface and remove blockers - whether technical, process-related, or cross-team dependencies - before they become delivery risks.
  • Track progress and communicate delivery status clearly to engineering leads and collaborators.
  • Hold the team to consistent, predictable execution and flag risks early.
  • Stay hands-on in the codebase, contributing to features and systems across our analytics and AI platform alongside the team.
  • Conduct detailed, constructive code reviews that raise the quality bar and accelerate team learning.


Contribute to technical build and architecture discussions, helping the team navigate trade-offs and make well-informed decisions.

  • Model and uphold engineering standards around code quality, testing coverage, and documentation.
  • Coordinate with other engineering teams, customer success managers, and project managers to manage cross-functional dependencies and align on priorities.
  • Represent the team's capacity and commitments accurately in planning and refinement ceremonies.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, supporting their technical development and day-to-day confidence.


What We're Looking For

  • 7+ years of professional experience in software development, ideally within data-intensive or analytics-focused products.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating and driving delivery within an agile or sprint-based team environment.
  • Hands-on proficiency with Node.js, React, and Python, and experience managing delivery workflows in Jira.
  • Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including build pipelines, version control workflows, and release processes.
  • Proven ability to manage competing priorities and keep multiple workstreams on track without compromising technical quality.
  • Comfortable working with limited direction on complex, ambiguous problems and exercising independent judgement to find solutions.
  • Strong communication skills - able to present delivery status, risks, and technical context clearly to varied audiences.
  • Experience mentoring engineers at earlier career stages and a genuine interest in developing others.
  • Collaborative outlook with the ability to influence and gain the cooperation of peers and senior partners.


Travel Expectations
None

Pay Range
$115,500 - $214,500 per year

Our goal is to pay a market competitive salary focusing near the median of our pay ranges. However, final offers for all positions will be based on several factors such as experience level, education, skills, work location, and internal pay equity.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching, more details available at https://atibenefits.com/.

About Aristocrat Leisure Limited

Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian gaming company that designs and manufactures slot machines and other gaming technology. The company was founded in 1953 and has since grown to become one of the largest gaming companies in the world. Aristocrat Leisure Limited has a presence in over 90 countries and employs over 10,000 people. The company's products are used in a variety of settings including casinos, bars, and clubs. Aristocrat Leisure Limited is known for its innovative and high-quality gaming products and has won numerous awards for its work.
Learn more about Aristocrat Leisure Limited
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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