Lead Backend Engineer (Contract)

ROLE: Senior Full Stack Developer - Contract

OFFICE: London

We are Two Circles. We are a Sports & Entertainment Marketing business. We grow audiences and revenues. We do that by knowing fans best. We work with clients to help them understand & influence what their fans are doing – the way fans spend their money, the events that fans attend, the channels fans respond to, the content fans watch and more. And we use the understanding this gives us to help our clients grow. Grow their audiences and grow their revenues - both direct to consumer and business to business revenues. Our platforms and services are trusted by over 900 clients globally, including the English Premier League, Red Bull, UEFA, VISA, the NFL, Nike and Amazon. We are almost 1000 people, based out of 14 offices, and we deliver work for sports and entertainment businesses of all shapes and sizes all over the world

JOB DESCRIPTION 

As part of our ongoing growth, we are expanding our technical team and looking for an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer to join our London office and provide technical engineering seniority covering design, leadership and hands on implementation of digital products and solutions for our clients.  

The chosen person will play a pivot role influencing the rapidly growing Two Circles technology proposition and will be responsible for technical seniority and supporting technology consulting projects, identifying and advising on appropriate solutions for our clients.  

You will have a track record of designing and delivering high-quality digital solutions over the last 5+ years, and a keen interest in the application of technology in the sports industry.  

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.  

Key Responsibilities (People + Engineering Culture):

•  Work closely with Engineering Managers, Engineering Leads and Product Managers to understand problems and define technical scope for global sports properties.
• You will be active in the hiring of other Software Engineers whilst helping refine and improve the process.
• Being an advocate for developer experience and a keen interest in continually improving it.
• Encouraging a blameless culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• This is a hybrid role where you are expected to be in our London office for 2 days a week and occasionally travel to client offices in London and EMEA .

Key Responsibilities (Technical):  

• Creation of architectural diagrams and technical specifications for multi-platform product strategies (applications being used by millions of users daily)

• Influencing and contributing to the technical design and development of digital projects 

• Working alongside clients and project teams to understand requirements and provide technical expertise and leadership on appropriate solutions 

• Setting up software development frameworks for release management, automation, code quality and source control  

• Hands on when required to solve problems and setup projects for success during the early stages  

• Collaboration with product leads, consultants, designers and developers to deliver high-quality solutions across web, mobile apps and OTT 

• Technical authoring and supporting business development opportunities  

• Providing technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to other Two Circles development resources 

• Keeping up to date on emerging technologies and trends in sports technology 

• Presence in our London office for 2 days a week is encouraged for this role and occasional travel to client offices in London and EMEA will be required at times 

Requirements

Skills: 

• Strong experience and alignment to the broader Microsoft technology stack including dotnet, Azure, C#, MSSQL, etc. 

• Proficient with core back-end engineering technology and has wide experience with across the complete technical stack, including back-end, front-end, infrastructure, operations and security. 

• Is experienced in the development of service oriented and API centric architectures, with knowledge of REST, RPC, HTTP and similar protocols used in modern architectures. 
• Has experience across the wider DevOps responsibilities such as monitoring (with tools like Grafana, Azure App Insights, Datadog), security, CI/CD, networking, and broad infrastructure management. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, and directly with clients. 

• Strong experience with cloud computing platforms and services, such as Azure, GCP and AWS. 

• Exposure across core digital technologies including CMS, CRM, VMS, data warehouse & middleware systems is an advantage. 

• Experience working with clear timeframes and can manage complex technical tasks while also maintaining high quality output. 

• A strong willingness to embrace the challenges of working at a growing business and motivated by the chance to play a key role in business growth  

• A passion for technology, strong problem-solving skills with a flair for finding innovative solutions. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and agile environment. 

• Experience in providing seniority within teams of developers and providing technical guidance and mentorship where necessary. 

• A keen interest in sport or the sports business and real interest in the positive effects we have on our client’s businesses. 

Nice To Have:

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience with event-driven architecture.
• A keen interest in sport and sports business’.

Two Circles is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.