Senior Real-Time Systems Engineer - Hybrid/Remote

TxODDS Ltd; London Borough of Hackney; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

TxODDS is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own the reliability, availability, and latency of live real-time sports data systems. You will report to the Chief Operations Officer and ensure systems stay up 24/7, delivering timely data to customers.

This hands-on leadership role requires collaboration with Infrastructure, Backend, Data Acquisition, Scores, and Client Support teams, with out-of-hours availability for major events. London-based hybrid work is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Systems/Infrastructure Engineer in high-volume environments.
• Strong cloud and server management skills.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Own reliability and performance of real-time data systems, focusing on high availability and low latency.
• Lead observability, incident response, and major incident management.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Backend, Data Acquisition, Scores, and Client Support teams.
• Provide out-of-hours support during outages and peak events.
• Plan for major events with capacity and performance forecasting.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/related

Systems/Infrastructure Engineer

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Linux/Unix

Python/Bash scripting

Monitoring tools (Prometheus/Grafana)

Observability & logging

Cross-functional collaboration

Out-of-hours support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Linux/Unix

Job description

TxODDS is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own the reliability, availability, and latency of live real-time sports data systems. You will report to the Chief Operations Officer and ensure systems stay up 24/7, delivering timely data to customers.

This hands-on leadership role requires collaboration with Infrastructure, Backend, Data Acquisition, Scores, and Client Support teams, with out-of-hours availability for major events. London-based hybrid work is offered.