Senior Backend Software Developer

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Sportable Full time

Job Description Sportable is a leading sports technology company on a mission to solve the hardest problems in elite sports using cutting edge technology. From bare metal to cloud Sportable is a multidisciplinary mecca for sports and technology enthusiasts. If you're a data scientist, computer scientist, physicist, sports scientist, engineer, business graduate, graphic designer, mechanical designer, creative or just passionate about the intersection of elite sports and bleeding edge technology then Sportable is your place.

Sportable is growing, and we're looking for a senior backend developer with a strong technical background, a passion for real-world problem-solving, and a commitment to creating a world-class, reliable, scalable, low-latency system. Focusing on APIs, databases and asynchronous messaging. Your code will run on both pitch side and cloud servers. You will be exposed to machine learning techniques and algorithms for detecting and classifying complex sporting events in real-time, streaming data, networking and CI/CD. You’ll be supported by a highly talented, multidisciplinary team of engineers, data scientists and sports scientists.

Computer Science Degree with First class pass (or equivalent)
~5+ years experience in software development
~ Golang (and strong experience in other object oriented languages e.g. C++/Java/Scala)
~ SQL Databases (schema design, optimization, etc. Linux (basic command line, networking, bash, services, configuration) both cloud and local
~ AWS / Cloud Infrastructure knowledge
~ Network protocols ( TCP/UDP, Websockets, MQTT/AMQP or other message brokers)
~ Testing (TDD/BDD etc.), Basic Javascript/React or Python desirable 


Progress our products through good architecture, well-designed APIs, and efficient data streams.
Ensure suitability of features and interoperability with frontend and lower layer server modules / embedded systems
Mentor more junior team members (code reviews, help with design and problem solving, etc.)
Help develop and maintain our cloud ecosystem
Sustain the quality of features through good testing habits and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Provide support of production systems (for escalations) and help upskill the support team

Personal qualities:
Backend and Frontend SW team
Product and Data Science teams
Cycle to work scheme
~ Generous annual leave - 25 days holiday excluding. bank holidays
~ Flexible working environment - remote working days
~ Cake on your Birthday
~ Perkbox after completing your probation
~ Perkbox Medical
~ 400/ year for training
~ Free fruits and Snacks in the office
~ Tax-Free Nursery Benefit after completing your probation


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