Mid-Level Backend Software Developer
Mid-Level Backend Software Developer
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Job Description
Our client is a fastgrowing sports technology company transforming how professional sports are played and experienced. They bring together innovators from tech science and design to solve complex challenges at the intersection of elite sport and advanced technology.
With a global footprint and a track record of industryfirsts theyre expanding across multiple team sports from rugby and football to highimpact games in the US and Australia. If youre passionate about sport and innovation this is your chance to be part of the future of the game.
Role Overview
They are looking for a backend developer with a strong technical background and a passion for realworld problem solving. You will be part of creating a reliable lowlatency athleteandball tracking system. Their products are used in training sessions live broadcast with television or AR and officiating so enthusiasm for new greenfield technology is a must.
A key focal area of this role will be the technical delivery of enhancements and features to their backend written in Golang. Focusing on APIs databases and asynchronous messaging. Your code will run on both pitch side and cloud servers. You will be exposed to data science techniques and AI for detecting and classifying sporting events in realtime.
You will be supported by a highly talented team of engineers data scientists and sports scientists.
Job Type: Fulltime Hybrid
Location: Cape Town
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in computer science or similar relevant experience
- 3 years experience in software development
- Golang (or strong experience in other strongly typed language)
- SQL (PostgreSQL desirable)
- Linux both cloud and local
- Cloud Infrastructure knowledge (AWS or GCP)
- Experience with Go and Python coding languages
- Testing (TDD/BDD etc.) CI/CD Version control (GIT)
- Handson cando attitude
- Effective communication skills and team working
Nice to Have
- Network protocols e.g. (HTTP TCP/UDP WebSocket)
- Messaging Protocols (MQTT/AMQP or other message brokers)
- Basic JavaScript/React or Python desirable
- Experience with C# and C
- Algorithms and maths skills to help productionise the work of their Data Scientists
- Startup Experience
- Experience deploying local applications
Responsibilities
As part of their engineering team:
- Deliver reliable documented code
- Work as part of the engineering team to deliver a working product through developing well designed APIs and data streams
- Ensure suitability of features and interoperability with frontend and lower layer server modules / embedded systems
- Help develop and maintain their cloud ecosystem
- Sustain the quality of features through good testing habits and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- On Call Rota
Reporting directly to
- Lead Backend Developer
Working closely with
- Backend and Frontend SW developers
- Product Team
- Data Science Team
- Embedded SW team
Perks
- Generous annual leave
- Occupational sick pay
- Enhanced parental leave
- Budget for training
- Team socials
- Working from home allowance
Employment Type
Full Time
