Engineering Lead - Sports Platform

📋 Description Set pragmatic technical direction and lead system design across clients, APIs, services, data Create PRs, write production code and release features, alongside contributing technical designs Work with Product and Design to turn ambiguous opportunities into clear milestones, small Manage three to four engineers through clear expectations, one-to-ones, feedback, performance Develop engineers through design discussions, reviews, pairing, debugging and production incidents Champion effective testing, observability, safe releases and strong production feedback loops. 🎯 Requirements Significant backend engineering experience, including time operating at senior or lead level. Deep backend expertise with a full-stack, systems-thinking mindset across clients, APIs, services Strong Python skills, or experience with another modern backend language and a willingness to learn Experience setting technical direction and designing, delivering and operating reliable systems. Experience in formally managing engineers, or strong evidence of readiness to own one-to-ones Challenge assumptions constructively, helping Product and Design find simpler or more effective 🎁 Benefits Private health insurance with zero excess, including optical cover and optional dental. Income protection to protect your earnings and give you peace of mind. Tenure holiday policy. After three years you receive an extra two days leave, increasing to 30 days Flexible working and a fully supported home office setup so you can do your best work from home. Nursery salary sacrifice scheme helping parents save thousands each year on nursery fees. Salary sacrifice schemes for tech and holidays so you can spread the cost of the things you want.