Backend Engineer

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London, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£50,000 – £75,000 pa
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Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Benefits

Hybrid working (3 days per week in Waterloo) Real ownership of backend architecture and deployments Exposure to cutting-edge AI and real-time data systems Fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment

BACKEND ENGINEER - LONDON (WATERLOO, HYBRID)

KEY POINTS

  • Salary up to £75,000
  • Hybrid working - 3 days per week in Waterloo, London
  • Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS & Docker
  • Building real-time AI solutions within the sports industry

ABOUT THE CLIENT

We're supporting a rapidly growing, AI-focused organisation operating within the sports analytics space. Due to continued product expansion, they're looking for a Backend Engineer with 3+ years' commercial experience to help scale and enhance their core systems.

You'll be joining a small, highly capable team where engineers take ownership and have a direct impact on product direction and technical decisions.

THE BENEFITS

  • Hybrid working (3 days per week in Waterloo)
  • Salary up to £75,000
  • Real ownership of backend architecture and deployments
  • Exposure to cutting-edge AI and real-time data systems
  • Fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment

THE BACKEND ENGINEER ROLE:

You'll design, build, and maintain high-performance APIs using Python and FastAPI, working with large volumes of live sports data. The systems are real-time and data-heavy, so experience with asynchronous programming and scalable backend architecture is important.

You'll work closely with the wider team to iterate quickly on new features, optimise performance, and ensure stable production deployments across AWS infrastructure using Docker.

A genuine passion for sport is essential. You'll be working with complex sports data and logic daily, so understanding the game behind the numbers is key.

BACKEND ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • 3+ years' commercial experience in backend development
  • Strong Python experience
  • FastAPI
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Experience building scalable, real-time systems
  • Passion for sport

TO BE CONSIDERED:

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By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Backend Development, API Design, Real-Time Systems, Software Engineering, Sports Data

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