Senior Software Developer, FollowScores

bet365 Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eye care

Flu Vaccinations

Life Assurance

Job summary

bet365 Group is seeking a Senior Software Developer to lead the development of scalable systems using Golang, Redis, and GCP. This full-time role includes mentoring a talented team and ensuring solutions meet business needs. Ideal candidates should have experience in delivering technical projects, fostering a collaborative team environment, and maintaining code quality. The position supports a hybrid working policy, allowing for both remote and on-site work.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Golang, Redis, and GCP, though expertise in similar or alternative technologies is welcome.
• Experience leading development teams and delivering technical projects.
• Good technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver the development of scalable and performant systems.
• Govern overall solution design and maintain code quality standards.
• Mentor and coach team members.

Skills

Golang

Redis

GCP

Mentoring

Technical documentation

High availability systems

Job description

The FollowScores backend team is responsible for the systems involved in delivering data to our iOS and Android apps, using web sockets and REST APIs. Core skills within the team are Golang, Redis and GCP.

Full-time

Closes 17/06/2026

Your skills as a Senior Software Developer will set the standard to a talented group of developers to innovate and excel in delivering reliable solutions, while fostering a collaborative and dynamic environment.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of Golang, Redis and GCP, though expertise in similar or alternative technologies are welcome.
• Experience in leading development teams and delivering technical projects to successful completion.
• Ability to mentor and coach staff.
• Good technical documentation skills.
• Experience of working with high availability, multiuser and service-based systems.

What you will be doing

• Leading and delivering the development of scalable, maintainable, and performant systems.
• Applying active governance around overall solution design, while setting the standard for code quality and delivery within the team.
• Ensuring solutions meet the needs of the Business.
• Taking responsibility for work estimation, producing solution documents, and ultimately ensuring accurate portrayals of effort can be obtained and subsequently delivered.
• Understanding the technical structure, domain, and architecture of the systems the team is responsible for.
• Leading a small team of developers in the design and development of a solution from start to finish.
• Owning technical solutions and their hands on delivery from development to live at low level.
• Distributing knowledge and mentoring team members.

Bonus

• Eye care and Flu Vaccinations
• Life Assurance

Life at bet365

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