🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll design and maintain services powering Smarkets' prediction markets platform. You'll work with Python and Rust on distributed systems in a modern cloud environment. This role offers the chance to impact a high-performance trading platform.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Design and implement complex features in Python and Rust
• Implement alerting and monitoring for service stability
• Write tests and review merge requests to ensure code quality
• Mentor teammates technically

📋 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Familiarity with Python or a compiled language like Java, C++, Rust, Go
• Experience with distributed systems in a modern cloud environment
• Experience with message queues like Apache Kafka and SQL databases

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience in Sports Betting or Finance industries
• Proficiency with AI-driven development tools like GitHub Copilot
• Experience with DevOps stacks including GitLab and Kubernetes

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 📈 Stock Options vesting over 4 years
• 🍽️ Free breakfast and lunch daily
• 🏥 Health Insurance
• 📚 Annual £1,000 education budget
• 🚲 Cycle-to-Work Scheme