Software Engineer

Kitman Labs Ltd.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance for employee & dependants

Meaningful equity

Pension Plan

Life Cover

Income protection

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Kitman Labs Ltd. in Manchester is seeking a Backend Engineer to develop systems for their Performance Medicine product, which enhances athlete health management. You will collaborate with product managers and designers, tackling critical technical challenges while supporting thousands of teams globally.

The ideal candidate will have at least four years of professional software experience, particularly in SaaS. A focus on accuracy in managing sensitive medical data is essential.

In addition to a competitive salary, the role offers health insurance, equity, a pension plan, and other wellbeing benefits.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of software development experience, ideally in a SaaS environment.
• Strong ability to create impactful solutions and move products or teams forward.
• Experience working closely with product managers and shipping usable products.
• Practical experience with distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems for the Performance Medicine product.
• Build Ruby services to manage athlete medical data, emphasizing accuracy.
• Overcome reliability and scaling challenges for a widely used platform.
• Collaborate with product managers and medical staff to shape product functionality.

Skills

Software Development

Distributed Systems

Ruby

Collaboration with Product Managers

Job description

Kitman Labs is the performance intelligence company, disrupting and transforming the way the sports industry uses data to unlock the potential of the world's top athletes.

Driven by a passion to innovate in the areas of sports performance, analytics and user experience, we have assembled a team of the industry's top data scientists, sports performance scientists, product specialists and engineers.

Kitman Labs' advanced Intelligence Platform (iP) is now used by over 2000 teams in 50 leagues on 6 continents, including the NFL, Premier League, National Women’s Soccer League and MLS.

The Role

At Kitman, you will be a Backend Engineer, someone who solves real customer problems through a smart and efficient application of your technical knowledge and your tools. You'll be part of one of our multidisciplinary product teams, where you will build backend systems and work closely with designers, product managers, and data analysts.

Specifically, you'll join our Performance Medicine team, where we are building the next level EMR. This is software that goes far beyond a traditional electronic medical record to drive decisions that keep high performing athletes healthy and on the field. You will be working on the backend systems that power a unified view of athlete health, injuries, recovery, and availability.

What will you be doing?

• Help design the systems behind our Performance Medicine product, from the first technical plan through to the code that ships.
• Build the Ruby services that capture and move athlete medical data, where accuracy and privacy carry real weight.
• Take on the reliability and scaling challenges of a platform used by thousands of teams across the world's top leagues.
• Work directly with product, design, and the medical and performance staff who rely on the product, and shape it around how they actually work.

What will you bring?

• Four or more years writing software in a professional setting, ideally on a SaaS product.
• Examples of work you are proud of, where you moved a product or a team forward.
• Time spent building alongside product managers and designers, shipping things people actually use.
• Practical experience with distributed systems.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance for employee & dependants
• Meaningful equity
• Pension Plan
• Life Cover
• Income protection
• Wellbeing benefits

Location

While this role allows for remote work, occasional face‑to‑face gatherings are recommended.

Diversity

In addition to building a team with diverse skill‑sets, Kitman Labs is committed to hiring people with diverse backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on age, civil or family status, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application process, please let us know.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.