Senior Software Engineer

Socium - Teams Done Differently; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Socium - Teams Done Differently is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to help scale our Go microservices platform behind the Autoscoring system, which powers real-time play detection and online competition for a growing global community. You will design Go microservices on Kubernetes, craft scalable REST APIs, and evolve database schemas, while owning tests and production lifecycles.

Collaborative cross-functional work includes frontend, mobile, product, and hardware teams, with flexible hybrid

Qualifications

• 5+ years commercial programming experience.
• Comfortable with REST APIs, SQL, and microservices.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building Go microservices running on Kubernetes.
• Building scalable REST APIs.
• Creating and evolving database schemas.
• Writing automated tests and owning services through production lifecycle.
• Working closely with frontend, mobile, product, and hardware teams to ship features end to end.
• Sharing knowledge through code reviews and pair programming.

Skills

Go knowledge

Kubernetes

Docker

REST API design

SQL

CI/CD

Unit & end-to-end testing

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Remote / Hybrid - 1 day a week in Reading

Experience with Go is not essential - will look at Java, Kotlin or Rust backgrounds

Our client are a world-renowned leader in their sport, with a proud heritage dating back nearly a century. Their brands are synonymous with innovation, quality, and performance, and they're recognized globally by a dedicated community of players. Recently backed by a leading private equity firm, they're entering an exciting new phase of strategic growth and transformation as they build the tech that's taking their sport online. Their Autoscoring platform uses cameras to detect play in real time, powering online competition, live stats, and training tools for a growing global community of players.

They're looking for a Backend Software Engineer to help them scale the Go microservices platform behind it all.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and building Go microservices running on Kubernetes
• Building well-designed, scalable REST APIs
• Creating and evolving database schemas
• Writing automated tests and owning services through their production lifecycle
• Working closely with our frontend, mobile, product, and hardware teams to ship features end to end
• Sharing knowledge through code reviews and pair programming

What we're looking for

• 5+ years commercial programming experience (Ideally with 2+ years with Go but open to similar programming experience)
• Solid grounding in Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD
• Comfortable with REST API design, SQL, and microservices architecture
• Experience with test automation, unit and end-to-end testing
• Cloud experience (any major provider), Git, and Agile ways of working
• A collaborative mindset — happy to pair program and work cross-functionally

Nice to have

• Sports or gaming industry experience
• Hetzner cloud knowledge
• Machine learning exposure

Why join them

• Be at the forefront of technology in sport
• Flexible hybrid working and a high degree of autonomy
• Work directly with a seasoned CPO, CTO, and our technology investors
• Join at a pivotal moment as a legacy brand scales into a digitally connected future