Platform Software Engineer – Remote & Real-Time APIs

BOLT6; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing stipend

Learning and development

Ownership of work

Flexible hours

Remote work option

Job summary

Bolt6 is building the future of sport. We are a sports technology company at the forefront of visual innovation, with offices in London and Winchester and a fully remote option.

We’re looking for an experienced Software Developer to join our Platforms team, working across the stack with Python and TypeScript to build reliable backend services, APIs and engaging web applications. You’ll contribute to real-time data pipelines, data overlays and internal tooling, collaborating with product teams

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience programming in Python.
• Strong experience with TypeScript and modern web development.
• Full-stack development experience with backend and frontend systems.
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs.
• Good understanding of software architecture and maintainable code.
• Proficient with Git and modern workflows.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration.
• Experience with Docker or Podman.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and communication skills.
• Self-starting and capable of independent project work.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain software across our Platforms ecosystem.
• Build and maintain APIs and backend services providing real-time data.
• Develop web applications and user interfaces using TypeScript and modern web tech.
• Create internal tools to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Manage full software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment and support.
• Design scalable and maintainable software architectures.
• Integrate data sources, messaging systems, and external services.
• Collaborate with engineers, product teams and stakeholders to solve problems.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and platform direction.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing systems and processes.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

Git

Kubernetes

Docker

Web development

Problem solving

Communication

Full-stack

Tools

React

API design

Job description

Bolt6 is building the future of sport. We are a sports technology company at the forefront of visual innovation, with offices in London and Winchester and a fully remote option.

We’re looking for an experienced Software Developer to join our Platforms team, working across the stack with Python and TypeScript to build reliable backend services, APIs and engaging web applications. You’ll contribute to real-time data pipelines, data overlays and internal tooling, collaborating with product teams