Lead Backend Engineer

This is a rare chance to work on high-impact greenfield products for some of the biggest and most iconic sports brands in the world. Youll be at the forefront of building modern, scalable software from the ground up, helping shape the future of fan engagement across global sport.

Youll be someone who thrives when solving complex problems with elegant, simple solutions. Were looking for a collaborative engineer whos eager to learn, grow, and continuously improve, both personally and as part of a high-performing team. You care about writing clean, maintainable code and are excited to contribute to building best-in-class products that push the boundaries of what’s possible in sport.

Key Responsibilities

Write clean, and reusable code following best practices whilst helping to define coding standards and team conventions.

Be an advocate for developer experience and have a keen interest in continually improving it.

Encouraging a blameless culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Leading and influencing the technical design, architecture and development of digital projects.

Work closely with Engineering Managers, Engineering Leads and Product Managers to understand problems and define technical scope for global sports properties.

Setting up software development frameworks for release management, automation, code quality and source control.

Providing technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to other Two Circles engineers.

Keeping up to date on emerging technologies and trends in sports technology.

Requirements

A minimum of 5+ years’ experience in software engineering.

A strong desire to continually learn and improve.

Solid understanding of JavaScript and TypeScript fundamentals, with hands-on experience using Node.js.

Strong understanding of database systems, including both document-oriented databases such as MongoDB and relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.

An understanding or interest in at least one JavaScript framework such as React, Angular or Vue.js.

Familiarity with software architecture principles and common design patterns, particularly in building scalable systems.

An appreciation of DevOps and platform engineering culture. You don’t just want to write code, you'd like to learn how to build and ship it as well.

Proactive in solving problems simply and effectively, with an eye for pragmatic solutions.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate to a variety of audiences to explain your solutions and collaborate effectively with others.

Nice to have

A keen interest in sport and sports business’

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