Senior Software Engineer - Core Video & Data
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Job description
Senior Software Engineer on Hudl's Core Data team in London, focused on backend systems and the Global Sports Library (GSL) that connects identities, metadata and game context across Hudl products. The role involves designing APIs, distributed systems and large-scale data pipelines with significant technical ownership.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
- Pay
- GBP 66,000 – 111,000 / year
What you'll do
- Help shape the technical direction of the Global Sports Library (GSL)
- Design and evolve APIs, distributed systems and large-scale data pipelines
- Tackle complex engineering challenges around scalability, entity resolution, data consistency and platform architecture
- Be a key technical leader: break down complex engineering problems, advocate for best practices and guide others
- Ensure the team delivers high-impact work efficiently, focusing on outcomes over outputs
- Collaborate closely with leaders from various disciplines to plan and deliver enhancements across the product suite
- Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies and help maintain a strong team culture
- Raise the technical bar across the team through design leadership, mentoring and pragmatic decision-making
What we're looking for
- Extensive experience in full-stack engineering
- Experience with cloud-based systems and services
- Advocate of TDD and CI/CD
- Technical coaching experience: comfortable translating requirements, creating architectural proposals and guiding other engineers through implementation
- A collaborative, team-first mindset
- Mentor mentality: helping fellow engineers hone their skills through code reviews and pair programming
Nice to have
- Professional background in C#, GraphQL, Elastic, MongoDB and AWS
- Experience with media at scale: video encoding and on-demand rendering in a professional setting
- Passion for sports and understanding of sports analytics
- Familiarity with hybrid or remote teams
Your team
Core Data team
Builds the systems that power how Hudl understands sport at scale, from identifying players and teams across thousands of leagues to processing the moments that become highlights, stats and analysis.
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About Hudl
The team behind the team
Hudl helps teams from all over the world see their game differently. Its products make it easier for coaches and athletes at any level to capture video, analyze data, share highlights and more.
Mission
Supporting the lifelong impact sports can have: the lessons in teamwork and dedication; the influence of inspiring coaches; and the opportunities to reach new heights.
Key facts
- One of the Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces
- Paid sabbatical every five years
- Flexible vacation time above any required statutory leave
- Company-wide holidays
- Remote work options
- Employee Assistance Program and employee resource groups
What they value
- Open, honest culture
- Trust
- Autonomy
- Work-life harmony
- Wellbeing