Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Salary: £60k-£70k (plus very substantial bonus on top)

Location: London (relaxed about hybrid working, if preferred)

About Us:

We are a small to medium-sized data analytics company, operating within the sports industry.

Job Description:

We are looking for a Software Engineer to help build out our real time data streaming capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and operate streaming pipelines for real-time price/market/odds feeds using Apache Kafka (or other streaming platforms).
• Practical knowledge of event-driven design, exactly-once/transactions, stateful stream processing, and windowing.
• Data engineering: data modeling, partitioning, deduplication, late/on-out-of-order data handling, and time semantics.
• Collaboration: Work closely with engineers, analysts, and end-users to understand requirements and deliver practical solutions.
• Code quality: Write maintainable, well-tested code, and participate in peer reviews and QA processes.
• Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve technical issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks promptly to ensure the platform's stability.

Qualifications:

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant practical experience.
• Experience building real-time data systems in production (finance, betting, IoT, gaming, etc.).
• Strong python skills.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to learn in a collaborative environment.

Nice to Have:

• Interest in markets/ algotrading.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (eg AWS), Docker, or CI/CD tooling.
• DevOps and CI/CD experience.
• Experience in a compiled language.
• Understanding of underlying hardware.