Staff Software Engineer - Ruby

Igbaffiliate; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Paid annual leave

Flexibility for work-life balance

Global events

Job summary

Igbaffiliate is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape the technical foundation of a high-growth product in competitive gaming. You'll design and implement backend architecture for real-time tournaments, ensuring systems are scalable and secure. The role calls for collaboration with cross-functional teams and offers a product engineering mindset to translate requirements into impactful features. Join Igbaffiliate to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment with diverse perspectives.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in software engineering principles and design patterns.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments with high scalability demands.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement application architecture that is scalable, maintainable, and high-performing.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Identify and optimize performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Domain-Driven Design

API-first architecture

Software design patterns

Pub/Sub

Websockets

Server-Sent Events (SSE)

Product engineering mindset

Job description

Staff Software Engineer - Ruby - About Legend At Legend, we're building next-level player experiences. With 20+ years of proven success we’re the world's leading Sports and Gaming marketing company. Our people are our edge.

600+ sharp, ambitious Legends across 22+ countries who move fast, learn quickly and win together. Here growth isn’t a perk, it’s the standard. You’ll stretch, level‑up and carve out a career as bold as the products we build. We celebrate wins and create experiences that people talk about for years - for our players & for each other. If you’re ready to shape the future of player experience and enjoy the ride while you do it, this is where you’ll thrive.

The Role

Legend is hiring a Senior Software Engineer reporting directly to our Senior Engineering Manager.

This is an opportunity to shape the technical foundation of a high-growth product in the competitive gaming space — a market scaling rapidly worldwide. You’ll help design and implement the backend and platform architecture that powers real-time tournaments, delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing systems players rely on.

You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality solutions while applying modern practices like Domain-Driven Design, SOLID, and GRASP. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy tackling tough scaling challenges, and want to shape the future of competitive gaming, this is your chance to make your mark.

In this role, we value diverse perspectives and encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification listed.

Your Impact

• Design and implement application architecture that is scalable, maintainable, observable, and high-performing.
• Conduct code reviews, review architecture, and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Identify and optimise performance bottlenecks across systems.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features.
• Ensure application security, implementing safeguards against vulnerabilities.

What You'll Bring

• Strong grounding in Domain-Driven Design, API-first architecture, and software design patterns.
• Experience with Pub/Sub, websockets, and Server-Sent Events (SSE).
• A strong product engineering mindset — able to translate requirements into technical designs and ship features end-to-end.

The Interview Process

• Initial Chat with Talent Partner (45 mins via Zoom)
• Interview with our Technical team (1 hour video via Zoom)
• Technical Interview with coding exercise with our Technical team (1.5 hour video via Zoom or 2x 1hr interview via Zoom depending on your preference)
• Interview with our Non-Technical team (1 hour video via Zoom)
• Final Interview with our Technical Leadership Team (1 hour video via Zoom)

Why Legend

• Super smart colleagues to work alongside and learn from.
• Tailored flexibility for your work-life balance.
• Annual discretionary bonus to reward your efforts.
• Paid annual leave PLUS a well-deserved break to recharge during the festive season! Our offices close between Christmas and New Year’s — no need to dip into your allowance.
• Exciting global Legend events, where we unite in person to ignite our shared passion and unveil the exciting strategies for the year ahead!
• Unlock your full potential by joining the Legend team. To support you on this journey, we provide an extensive array of benefits and perks, as outlined in our global offerings above. For country-specific benefits please reach out to your Talent Partner.

Additional Information

Legend is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and diverse team- which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout your application process, please speak to your Talent Partner or contact the team [e-mail], and we’ll do all we can to support you.