Hackajob Ltd

Hackajob Ltd

Manchester Science Park, London

Senior Software Developer

Full-Time£61,000 - 101,000 per yeardünUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Expert knowledge of Kafka, SQL, .Net, Golang or React.
  • Proven experience building highly scalable systems, preferably in the cloud, with GCP valued.
  • Proficiency in developing customer-centric front-end solutions.
  • Exposure to NoSQL datastores.
  • Leadership experience within development teams and technical project delivery.
  • Capability in technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews.
  • Strong technical documentation skills.
  • Deep understanding of large-scale, highly available, multi-user, service-based systems.
  • Familiarity with on-call rotations and incident response.
Responsibilities:
  • Act as a point of escalation for the team both in and out of office hours.
  • Lead the development of scalable, maintainable, and performant systems.
  • Apply active governance around overall solution design and code quality.
  • Ensure solutions meet the needs of our business.
  • Manage work estimation and the production of solution documents.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of the technical structure, domain, and architecture of the systems.
  • Guide a small team of developers in the design and development of solutions.
  • Own technical solutions and their hands-on delivery from development to live.
  • Promote knowledge sharing and mentor team members.
Technologies:
  • Cloud
  • GCP
  • Golang
  • HTTP
  • Support
  • Kafka
  • NoSQL
  • React
  • SQL
  • ASP.NET
  • AI
  • Excel

More:

We are one of the worlds leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we employ over 10,000 people and serve over 120 million customers in 26 languages. We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers our employees a wealth of growth opportunities and the chance to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward-thinking company, we are also breaking new ground in software innovation, redefining whats possible for our global audience. Our focus on In-Play betting has solidified our market-leading position, featuring more than 1.38 million In-Play sporting events a year. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe, we handle over 6 million HTTP requests daily and process more than 1.5 million bets per hour at peak. This Senior Software Developer role sits within our facial recognition and identity platform team, working on the Cerberus real-time identity platform in a full-stack environment to support global expansion. The role is eligible for inclusion in our hybrid work from home policy, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued.

last updated 39 week of 2026

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About Hackajob Ltd

Hackajob Ltd

Hackajob Ltd

Manchester Science Park

IT

Skills & Technologies

GoScalaReactASP.NETGCPKafkaAIUI

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