Backend Software Engineer
Legend is hiring a Backend Software Developer for Covers, reporting directly to our Engineering Manager.
At Covers, we’re building the future of sports media and betting experiences - and we need an engineer to help power the platform behind it. Our engineering team is focused on delivering scalable, high-performance products that serve millions of sports fans with real-time data, insights, and engaging digital experiences. With a strong backend focus, this role is centered on building reliable services, improving platform performance, and developing systems that enable our products to scale quickly and confidently.
You’ll play a hands-on role in designing and evolving backend architecture, writing clean and maintainable code, and contributing to technical decisions that shape the future of our platform. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll help create resilient systems, support new product initiatives, and drive engineering excellence across the organization.
If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to make a meaningful impact on products used daily by passionate sports fans, this is an opportunity to grow your career with a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
In this role, we value diverse perspectives and encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification listed.
- Mentor and develop more junior developers so we can build the best team!
- Design, develop and execute innovative software solutions to address business needs
- Ensure software architecture meets all performance, quality, and security requirements
- Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure the highest quality solutions
- Create modifications for existing software to upgrade performance
- Aid in planning, analysis, and design of technical solutions in collaboration with our parent company
- Maintain thorough documentation of systems and applications
- 5+ years’ experience as a Developer with strong C# / ASP.NET MVC expertise (required)
- Solid experience with Entity Framework, LINQ, and modern .NET practices (required)
- Proven ability to build and maintain RESTful APIs and event-driven systems (required)
- Strong database experience (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL) (required)
- Proficient with Git, NuGet, and working with JSON/XML data formats (required)
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a fast-learning, adaptable mindset (required)
- Self-motivated team player who enjoys sharing knowledge and tackling new challenges (required)
- AWS (nice-to-have)
- BDD (nice-to-have)
- Agile/Scrum (nice-to-have)
- Mobile development (nice-to-have)
- Performance optimization (nice-to-have)
- Experience in sports/affiliate marketing (nice-to-have)
- Super smart colleagues to work alongside and learn from.
- Engaging development opportunities at all levels.
- Tailored flexibility for your work-life balance.
- Annual discretionary bonus to reward your efforts.
- Paid annual leave PLUS a well-deserved break to recharge your batteries during the festive season!
- Our offices are closed between Christmas and New Year's, allowing you to enjoy downtime without dipping into your annual allowance.
- Exciting global Legend events, where we unite in person to ignite our shared passion and unveil the exciting strategies for the year ahead!
Legend is the company behind more than 25 sports and gaming brands, focused on player experience across betting and gaming. It operates with a global team of over 800 people across 10 hubs worldwide, building and growing its portfolio of brands. The company describes its approach as driven by data, creativity and collaboration, summarised in its "Mindset, Vision, Performance" formula. Headquartered in St Helier, Jersey, Legend operates hubs across Europe and North America. In 2026 Genius Sports announced a definitive agreement to acquire the company.
