Senior Software Developer, Sports Content

Bet365careers; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

bet365 is seeking a Senior Software Developer for its Manchester Tech Hub to drive the design, delivery and maintenance of the Martech Content Platform. You will lead a small team, mentor colleagues, and ensure scalable, reliable systems align with business needs.

The role supports a hybrid working model and requires experience guiding projects end-to-end, with a focus on high-availability services and strong documentation to enable rapid delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of guiding development teams throughout technical projects from delivery to successful completion.
• Ability to mentor and coach.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Experience of working with high availability, multiuser and service-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a point of escalation for the team both in and out of office hours.
• 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 the technical delivery 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 of team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Documentation

High availability

Service-based systems

Job description

Senior Software Developer, Sports Content

Manchester Technology

As a Senior Software Developer, you will collaborate with a team of skilled professionals dedicated to the development, enhancement and support of our cutting-edge Martech Content Platform.

Full-time

Closes 04/11/2026

The Martech Content team is responsible for developing and enhancing our platforms for Hub pages, Offers, Help, News and Responsible Gambling, which support the delivery of both customer facing and internal business systems.

Within the Content team, you will develop and support our business-critical Content platform. From the delivery of real time facial recognition systems utilising innovative AI technology, to core operational tooling.

In this pivotal role, you will work alongside our Technical Leads to design and implement robust Martech systems. 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.

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

Preferred Skills and Experience

Proven experience of guiding development teams throughout technical projects from delivery to successful completion.

Ability to mentor and coach.

Strong technical documentation skills.

Experience of working with high availability, multiuser and service-based systems.

What you will be doing

Acting as a point of escalation for the team both in and out of office hours.

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 the technical delivery 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 of team members.

Hiring Statement

At bet365, we're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued. Where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of their background. We're Never Ordinary, and we're always striving to be better. If you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

We are a unique global operator with passion and drive to be the best in the industry. Our values form the foundation of culture and shape the unique way that we work. People are our superpower and we support you to be the best you can be.