Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Fanalysis Ltd

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

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Über

Overview We’re building the go-to platform for real football fans, a centralised home where trusted and passionate supporters can share their voices, insights, and emotions without being drowned out by pundits or fragmented across social media. Our mission is to amplify the perspectives of those who live and breathe the game, and to create a space where genuine fan sentiment drives the conversation. This is a really exciting opportunity to join the founding team and be a really important part of driving our success.
The role As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Fanalysis, you\'ll be responsible for building and maintaining the robust backend services that power our football fan platform. You\'ll work closely with the founding team to develop scalable systems that process, analyze, and deliver sports data to passionate fans across our platform.
Responsibilities
Designing, building, and maintaining high-performance backend services and APIs that support our mobile and web applications
Architecting and implementing low-latency pipelines to process events
Ensuring system reliability, scalability, and security across all backend infrastructure
Optimizing database performance and data storage solutions
Ensuring strong multi-layered test coverage
Collaborating with frontend and mobile engineers to define and implement API contracts
Implementing effective monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
Contributing to technical architecture decisions and establishing best practices
Participating in code reviews and mentoring junior team members
Researching and implementing new technologies that improve our platform\'s capabilities
Working with product and design teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
Continuously improving our development processes and system performance
About you
Solid grounding in backend software development
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js. Some prior experience with either C# or Python
Extensive experience with Amazon Web Services including experience with load balancing, API gateways, monitoring and observability
Proven experience with building performant document-based and relational database management systems
A readiness to utilise AI to improve all aspects of the development process, and a regular user of Cursor, Claude Code or similar
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, microservice architectures and containerization with Docker
You see automated testing as an essential part of software engineering
Solid understanding of performance optimization, caching strategies, and scaling techniques
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly
Experience working in agile environments and fast-paced startups
Passion for football is a plus but not required — your technical expertise comes first
Location This is a full-time role based in London. Our office is in Soho and we believe in the benefits of working together, so ideally you’d be able to join us in the office at least 3 days a week.
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London, England, United Kingdom

Sprachkenntnisse

English

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