Backend Developer, Followscores

Company Description

We’re one of the world’s leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 10,000 people and serve over 120 million customers in 26 languages.

We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of growth opportunities, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward-thinking company, we’re breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what’s possible for our global worldwide.

Our focus on In-Play betting has solidified our market-leading position, featuring more than 1.38 million In-Play sporting events a year. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe (750,000), we handle over 6 million HTTP requests daily and process more than 1.5 million bets per hour at peak.

Job Description

As a Backend Developer, you’ll build the engine behind our FollowScores app, turning complex data into real-time updates for millions of football fans.

The FollowScores team builds the technology behind our popular football scores app. We are scaling the platform to reach more users and launching fresh, innovative features to keep fans at the heart of the action.

The backend team manages the systems delivering data to iOS and Android apps via web sockets and REST APIs. This involves working with Golang, Redis, and GCP to ensure high-performance delivery.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid work from home policy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Golang, Redis and GCP, though expertise in similar or alternative technologies such as .NET are welcome.
• Experience delivering robust software solutions that adhere to industry best practice.
• Proven record of accomplishment in high availability multi-client compatible development.
• Experience of working with high availability, multiuser and service-based systems.

Additional Information

• Developing scalable, maintainable, and performant systems.
• Building modern Golang microservices with provided in-house training.
• Delivering solutions that meet specific business requirements.
• Fostering a culture of technical expertise and collaboration.
• Integrating third-party systems into the existing architecture.

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