Senior Software Engineer — Sports Analytics Platform

Catapult Group

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 85,000 - 110,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Catapult Group in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build and evolve our web-based football analytics platform. You will work across backend services and frontend UX/UI, delivering reliable software that turns complex performance data into actionable insights.

The role requires 7+ years of experience, strong PostgreSQL and API design skills, and a mindset of ownership. Kotlin experience is a plus, with opportunities to influence architecture and engineering practices in a

Qualifications

7+ years of professional software engineering experience
Kotlin experience is a plus
Strong PostgreSQL data modelling and query design
Strong understanding of API design and distributed systems
Experience with automated testing, CI/CD and release automation
Ability to own features from architecture to production
Knowledge of Capacitor, Electron, RxDB or offline capable development is a plus

Responsibilities

Design, implement and maintain production-grade software across backend services and frontend UX/UI
Collaborate with Product and other engineering teams to translate requirements into reliable software
Contribute to test strategy, write unit tests and drive automation
Improve code quality, architecture and development practices
Own features from design through deployment and ongoing operation