Backend Developer, Followscores
Bet365 is looking for a Backend Developer to build the engine behind the FollowScores app. This role involves turning complex data into real-time updates for millions of football fans.
The FollowScores team develops the technology behind the popular football scores application. The team is currently scaling the platform to reach more users and launching fresh, innovative features to keep fans at the heart of the action. The backend team manages the systems delivering data to iOS and Android apps via web sockets and REST APIs, utilising Golang, Redis, and GCP to ensure high-performance delivery.
- Developing scalable, maintainable, and performant systems.
- Building modern Golang microservices with provided in-house training.
- Delivering solutions that meet specific business requirements.
- Fostering a culture of technical expertise and collaboration.
- Integrating third-party systems into the existing architecture.
- Knowledge of Golang, Redis and GCP (required)
- Expertise in similar or alternative technologies such as .NET (preferred)
- Experience delivering robust software solutions that adhere to industry best practice (required)
- Proven record of accomplishment in high availability multi-client compatible development (required)
- Experience of working with high availability, multiuser and service-based systems (required)
bet365 is one of the world's leading online gambling companies, founded in 2000 by Denise Coates CBE. The company employs over 9,000 people and serves more than 100 million customers in 27 languages, with a market-leading position built on its In-Play betting product. It offers betting across 96 sports and hundreds of thousands of streaming events, handling millions of requests and bets at peak times. Headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England, bet365 is known for its software innovation and continues to develop its online betting and gaming platform.