Senior Software Engineer

Company Description

This role is for Angstrom Sports, a proprietary sports pricing and product provider, building intricate, simulation driven pricing and risk systems to support the success of key sports brands across the Entain group.

Founded in 2018 and having established itself as a pioneer in player-level, play-by-play simulations and forecasting, Angstrom was acquired by Entain in 2023. Today, we operate as a semi-autonomous division, responsible for delivering the group's most advanced pricing and risk capabilities with a focus on the US market.

We're committed to building the next generation of sports betting products — sports-first, recreationally-focused, and designed to make betting more engaging, more intelligent, and more fun.

We're proud to be a high-performing, low-ego team where brilliant people work and people work to become brilliant. While we're ambitious and delivery-driven, we take real pride in how we operate and the health of our independent culture, underpinned by trust and mutual respect.

Job Description

Angstrom is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our cutting-edge team in London Bridge. Reporting to the Tech Lead you'll play a key role in designing and delivering robust, scalable solutions that power real-time sports forecasting products.

We work fast, solve big technical challenges, and push for technical excellence, if you thrive in a dynamic environment where your work has visible impact, we want to hear from you.

What you'll do:

• Architect and deliver scalable, secure microservices using .NET and C#
• Lead on technical design, code quality, and engineering best practices
• Collaborate across disciplines to align solutions with product goals
• Tackle complex systems challenges involving Redis, Kafka, SignalR, and Kubernetes
• Mentor other engineers and drive continuous improvement

Qualifications

Essential Skills:

• Effectively plans and manages workload independently, delivering high-quality results
• Strong educational background in software development with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
• Proficient in .NET and .NET Core, with advanced knowledge of C# and object-oriented programming.
• Hands on experience in microservices architecture and web APIs, including message brokers, in-memory caches, and databases.
• Ability to design software with key considerations such as scalability, performance, maintainability, reliability, reusability, security, and usability.
• Expertise in C# development, ensuring code is maintainable, efficient, reliable, and robust, with clear interfaces and proper exception handling.
• Experienced in unit testing, including the use of mocking frameworks to achieve required code coverage.
• Solid understanding of Git, software versioning, and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Capable of handling multiple tasks and meeting deadlines efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Solution-oriented with a pragmatic approach—focused on achieving results and getting things done.
• Proactive in identifying and addressing challenges, demonstrating a hands-on approach to problem-solving.

• Technical Stack Proficiency

Strong expertise in:

• C#, .NET 8/9
• Redis, Kafka, MySQL
• RESTful APIs, SignalR
• Docker, Kubernetes

Nice to Have:

• Industry experience in Betting & Gaming or Sports Analytics, Financial Services
• Experience in low-latency environments
• Passion for Sports and a strong interest in the industry.
• Enthusiasm for Emerging Technologies
• Drive to Make an Impact in a fast-growing, innovative business
• Experience in mentoring and leading team members
• Cloud & Monitoring Technologies
• Experience with AWS services, including: CloudWatch, Lambda, S3, EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), ECS (Elastic Container Service), CloudFormation
• Experience with Datadog for monitoring metrics and traces.

Additional Information

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like:

• Generous bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Private medical insurance
• Pension Scheme - matched to 6%
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Free subscription to wellbeing app Unmind
• Entain & Enhance days
• Sharesave Scheme

Join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.