Software Engineer C# .Net - sports analytics/betting (Hiring Immediately)

Software Engineer - sports analytics

Salary: £60-85k (plus very attractive bonus on top)

Location: London or Leeds (Very relaxed regarding hybrid or remote working, if preferred)

We are looking to fill 3 roles at mid-level and senior level.

My client is a data driven sports forecasting business specialising in odds generation, trading & risk management.

Purpose of role:

• Designs and develops high quality software solutions based on business requirements.
• Finds the best trade of costs and clean software design.
• Ensures operational readiness of applications.
• Discusses, understands, and refines business requirements together with business peers.
• Supports and consults business on technical topics.
• Mentors Junior Software Developers
• Contributes to peer reviews and ensures internal software quality.
• Drives and supports process improvements.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure high quality design, coding, and unit test coverage.
• Support of the software development team to ensure the implementation of code quality guidelines and standards.
• Supports technical decisions within the team.
• Does technical risk assessment within the development area.
• Understands and applies defined processes within Angstrom development. Supports continuous improvement of processes.
• Acquires knowledge of the domain, used technologies and developed software solutions. Shares knowledge inter- and cross-team.
• Consults business in analysing requirements, scope and dependencies, providing effort estimates and finding decisions.
• Supports relevant peers with the preparation of releases.

Experience and knowledge:

• Solid technical education with professional experience in the area of software development.
• Experience with .NET and .NET Core and good knowledge in C# and object oriented software development is preferred. However, we will also look at candidates with experience in similar technologies.
• Experience in microservices and web APIs, including message brokers, in memory caches and database.
• Front-end skills (React) will be looked upon favourably.

Skills and competencies

• Know how to design software under consideration of various aspects (like scalability, performance, maintainability, reliability, reusability, security, usability, etc.).
• Know how to write maintainable, efficient/performant, reliable and robust code.
• Able to create unit tests including mocking and ensures required code coverage.
• Understands GIT and software versioning.
• Know how to deal with a high amount of tasks and deadlines within the existing time.