Software Developer - Go or PHP

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sportradar seeks a backend developer to build and maintain high-performance services in PHP or Go. You will work on microservices with REST, gRPC, and GraphQL APIs, ensuring reliability, scalability, and observability across complex systems.

Impactful work includes designing robust architectures, applying TDD, and collaborating with global teams in a fully office-based setting. The role emphasizes in-person collaboration and fast decision-making to drive innovation.

Qualifications

• Backend development experience with PHP or Go (2+ years).
• Knowledge of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL).
• Hands-on experience with SQL, NoSQL, and queue systems.
• Understanding of system monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, New Relic).
• Practice TDD and pair programming.
• Familiar with GitLab CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain services used by internal users and external clients.
• Ensure code is efficient, reliable, clean and maintainable under high traffic and performance requirements.

Skills

PHP

Go

Microservices

SQL

NoSQL

REST

gRPC

GraphQL

Prometheus

Grafana

Loki

New Relic

TDD

GitLab CI/CD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

New Relic

Job description

We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

Job Description

ABOUT US:

We’rethe world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on ourknow-howand technology to boost their business.

The role:

Workingas a part of theAudioVisualTribe,youwillberesponsibleforapplicationstogetherwith the teammembersinotherlocations(Poland, Austria,Slovakia,Norway).

Most of our daily work involves technologies:
PHP (Symfony), Go, React, TypeScript, MySQL (Aurora), Redis (ElastiCache), RabbitMQ (AmazonMQ),gRPC, REST API,GraphQL, k8s, Helm, AWS, Docker, Gitlab CI/CD, Grafana, Loki, Prometheus,NewRelic, SonarQube, Mend and more...
Wefollowbestpracticesaroundquality,includingwritingtestsandreviewingeachother’scode.

You will help develop andmaintainservices used by both internal users and external clients.With high traffic and demanding performance requirements, your code will need to be efficient, reliable,cleanand maintainable.

ABOUT YOU:

Backend development experience with PHPor Go(2+ years)

Knowledge of software architecture principles and design patterns

understanding of microservices, and distributed systems, and APIs (REST,gRPC,GraphQL)

Hands-on experience with SQL, NoSQL, and queue systems

Understanding of system monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, New Relic)

Practice TDD and pair programming

Familiar with GitLab CI/CD workflows

Nice to have:

Experience with containerization(k8s, Docker, AWS)

Experience in designing and working on highly scalable systems.

OUR OFFER:

• A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia and US)
• Ability to shape your own workday and career via a clearly defined professional and personal development plan
• Opportunity to work with senior leadership team and develop yourself within an inspiring and fast-growing company
• Vibrant and inclusive community, including Women in Tech and Pride groups which welcome all participants

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

Initial Screening - A brief conversation with our Talent Acquisition Partner to review your background, experience, and expectations.

Technical Task - A take-home coding assignment designed to reflect our daily work, completed at your convenience.

Technical Interview -An in-depth discussion on your submitted coding task, including a review of your thought process, live coding exercises, and a system design discussion tailored to the level of the role.

Cultural Fit Interview - A conversation with Senior Management to assess your ability to work in a matrix organization and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across the business.

Final Step - Receive feedback and, if successful, an offer!

We believe great products are built by great teams working closely together. While we offer flexible working hours, this role is fully office-based, as we strongly value in-person collaboration, knowledge sharing, fast decision-making, and team connection. We see working together onsite as a key driver of innovation, learning, and success.

Additional Information

At Sportradar, we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100% of the listed criteria) – we believe skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and grow with us, we invite you to join our team!