Software Engineer

Department: Engineering Location: London, UK Description We are looking for a Developer to join our small, dynamic team developing cutting-edge football data acquisition and analysis systems. We are leveraging frontier LLM systems to generate high-value structured data in real time, from diverse data sources, including social media. This is an opportunity to work on challenging technical problems in a collaborative environment where your contributions directly impact our platform's success. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain data acquisition systems taking inputs from social media and other unstructured online sources, which produce timely structured data for internal use in models and trading systemsImplement and maintain relational database schemas and API integrations which interface the above with internal modeling and trading systemsEnhance and refactor existing systems for scale and performanceMonitor and optimize system performance to maintain and improve low-latency pipelinesCollaborate closely with football analyst team to ensure data utility and accuracy Skills, Knowledge And Expertise Postgres: Familiarity with Postgres and/or other traditional RDBMS.Programming Proficiency: Strong skills in Java (Spring), experience in Python, and working knowledge of RCloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Docker containerizationAPI Development: Experience building and integrating with RESTful APIs, particularly for real-time applicationsAI/LLM integration: Experience with design and delivery of analytics pipelines which include LLM elements for conversion of unstructured to structured data: familiarity with prompt engineering in this domain with OpenAIand/ or other frontier model APIsVersion Control & CI/CD: Proficiency with Git and modern deployment practices Benefits Salary depending on experience.Annual discretionary performance bonus.25 days holiday per annum, plus UK bank holidays.Private health & dental insurance.Optical cover through Aviva.Pension plan.Gympass membership to over 1900 gyms and wellness businesses.Breakfast bought in everyday and lunch bought in twice a weekFree coffee & snacks at the office.Regular team events & socials.