Software Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

Location: Carrington Training Complex

At Manchester United, we believe that excellence on the pitch starts with excellence off the pitch. Our team thrives in a high-performance भारतीय, united by a shared passion for success. We aim to elevate the standard of performance through collaboration and continuous growth, creating a space where everyone can contribute their best to our common goals.

We work together at our iconic Manchester United offices, enabling connection and innovation as weEnding ahead to what we can achieve as a global football club. We are excited to bring in passionate people who share our vision and drive for success.

You’ll be part of the Data & AI Team, playing a key role in the club’s transformation into a fully data-driven organisation. The team delivers powerful insights, builds trusted data products, and operates modern data platforms that enable better decisions and success on and off the pitch.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to play a key part in this transformation. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain our central club insights platform. Democratising access to data and curated analyses throughout the club and building cutting edge, bespoke applications.

We are seeking skilled technical experts across the software development life cycle, and recognise that candidates will bring different strengths and areas of specialism. If this role resonates with575 your experience, even if your expertise leans more towards front-end, back-end or a particular part of our stack, you are encouraged to apply as we build and shape a diverse engineering group.

• Design, build and maintain high-quality full-stack web applications that make the club’s data accessible, actionable and valuable.
• Work closely with data engineers and platform engineers to consume APIs and data services, surfacing data through intuitive applications.
• Contribute to the evolution of our central.listener insights platform, embedding powerful data tools and visualisations across football and business functions.
• Deliver front-end applications and back-end services, with a focus on performance, reliability and user's experience.
• Promote engineering excellence by shaping and upholding coding standards, patterns and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring engineers and supporting a culture of continuous learning, innovation and high-quality delivery.
• We work in an agile environment, operating in a rapid build phase where we iterate quickly with our users and continuously refine our products.

• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React.js and Node.js in production.
• Proven track record delivering end-to-end web applications in a modern cloud environment.
• Confidence integrating with APIs and working with data-centric back-end services.
• Good understanding of testing, CI/CD and modern software delivery practices.
• Ability to translate business needs into simple, elegant technical solutions.
• Effective communicator who can work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for using data and technology to improve performance in high-performance environments such as elite sport.

• Annual incentive scheme
• Wellness Support with access to mental health resources, digital health checks, and & nutritionists through Aviva Digicare+ Workplace
• Exclusive Discounts through our United Rewards platform, giving you access to exclusive deals from the club and partners
• Gym Facilities in our onsite locations and opportunities for regular social events and team-building activities
• Enhanced family Leave Benefits and an opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• Enhanced Career Development with access to professional learning platforms like LinkedIn Learning, and internal training programs
• A Supportive Work Environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion, and individual growth