Senior Software Engineer Job at Formula Recruitment (London)

Senior Software Engineer

Formula Recruitment

Location:
United Kingdom , London

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

80000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

We’re currently partnered with a real-time sports data platform that is revolutionising how companies leverage data to empower their business. They are looking for a performance focused Senior Engineer with a passion for writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code. This is an exciting opportunity to join collaborative and innovative startup with opportunities for professional growth and learning.

Job Responsibility:

Design and develop high-throughput, low-latency APIs using Go
Build and maintain real-time data ingestion and processing pipelines
Optimise backend services for scalability, reliability, and millisecond-level performance
Implement websocket and streaming endpoints for live data delivery
Collaborate with front-end teams to power trading consoles and dashboards
Profile and tune Go applications for performance and memory efficiency
Ensure secure API design and compliance with data privacy regulations
Contribute to architecture discussions, code reviews, and documentation

Requirements:

Strong experience with Golang in production environments
Experience with VPS-based deployments
Solid understanding of microservice architecture and distributed systems
Knowledge of concurrency patterns and performance optimisation
Experience with APIs, networking, and real-time data systems
Familiarity with observability tools
Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code

Nice to have:

Experience building high-throughput, low-latency APIs in Go
Knowledge of real-time data ingestion and streaming pipelines
Exposure to profiling and optimisation tools
Understanding of fault-tolerant, scalable microservice architectures
Experience with websocket or streaming endpoints for live data delivery
Background in integrating APIs with external partners or platforms
Awareness of observability best practices
Knowledge of secure API design, authentication, and rate-limiting
Interest in sports data

What we offer:

Equity
Remote working possibility & flexible hybrid set up
London Office
Opportunities for professional growth
Strong Equity offering
All expenses paid work trips to exciting locations
A collaborative team where every role is respected equally
Strong learning environment
The ability to shape an early-stage start-up and contribute to building a company that puts its internal teams and customers first

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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