Lead Backend Engineer — Golang, Redis & GCP (Hybrid)

bet365; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

bet365 is seeking a Senior Software Developer to build and maintain backend systems for the FollowScores football scores app, delivering features via WebSockets and REST APIs. You will lead a small team, ensure high quality, and drive reliable solutions that scale with user growth.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship and hands-on delivery within a hybrid working policy, with opportunities to influence architecture and delivery timelines across the backend stack.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Golang, Redis and GCP, with flexibility to use similar technologies.
• Experience in leading development teams and delivering projects to completion.
• Ability to mentor and coach staff.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Experience with high availability, multiuser, service-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver scalable, maintainable, and performant backend systems.
• Set governance around design and quality within the team.
• Ensure solutions meet business needs and deliver on commitments.
• Own estimates, solve from design to live delivery.
• Mentor and distribute knowledge within the team.

Skills

Golang

Redis

GCP

Team leadership

Mentoring

Technical documentation

High availability systems

Tools

WebSockets

REST APIs

Job description

bet365 is seeking a Senior Software Developer to build and maintain backend systems for the FollowScores football scores app, delivering features via WebSockets and REST APIs. You will lead a small team, ensure high quality, and drive reliable solutions that scale with user growth.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship and hands-on delivery within a hybrid working policy, with opportunities to influence architecture and delivery timelines across the backend stack.