Senior Python Backend Engineer
Synergy Sports, Poland

We are looking for exceptional Senior Software Engineers to work with our cross-functional team and join our world-class community of talented experts in the exciting field of sports technology.

Team Objectives amp; Responsibilities

• Creating internal and external APIs to support both data and video
• Scaling out current systems to support new sports
• Building systems to help sporting organizations run more efficiently
• Building complex data models supporting the business rules of sports
• Create and maintain build and test automation systems
• Help translate business requirements and distill them into technical requirements

Requirements

Key Requirements and Attributes:

• Strong Python knowledge
• Strong MySQL amp; PostgreSQL knowledge
• Strong experience working with AWS key services (for example: API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, Aurora, S3 amp; Caching)
• Extensive software engineering background - 8 years' experience or more
• Ability to define and drive software architecture
• Client focused attitude
• Excellent communication skills, self-motivation, and the ability to work effectively with minimal supervision
• A strong sense of ownership and self-leadership
• Experience in microservices development
• Experience with building systems that have significant integrations with 3rd parties, both data coming in and data going out
• Must be comfortable with modern software development methodologies such as agile development, git, CI/CD, code reviews etc.

Bonus Superpowers:

• Experience in how sport runs and operates (either as a participant or an administrator)
• Advanced C# (latest version with a preference to .NET Core)
• MongoDB or other NoSQL technology
• Docker
• Comfortable with infrastructure as code
• Kubernetes or other container orchestration technologies
• Performance profiling and tuning high throughput applications
• Previous experience leading a team
• Complex problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Big problems, massive impact. We’re working on big scalability challenges and our flat structure means individuals have an incredible amount of impact on everything they touch.
• A-players only. Join our team of best-in-class engineers to disrupt the sports industry and learn, share and grow with great peers on a daily basis.
• Competitive salary based on your experience.

Job Rewards and Benefits