Senior Java Engineer - Football Squad
Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)4 months ago
London, United Kingdom or Bristol, CT, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Develop, optimise, and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot).
- Contribute to design decisions for new and existing projects.
- Work on football-related data pipelines that power FIFA, Serie-A and UEFA operations.
- Deploy and scale applications in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, etc.).
- Enhance system observability, ensuring real-time monitoring and logging using tools like Datadog.
- Work on event-driven architectures, leveraging message queues (Pulsar, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.).
- Collaborate with engineers, stakeholders and external partners to meet high-impact project deadlines.
- Ensure system reliability and performance in high-traffic, real-time environments.
Requirements
- Strong Java 17 & Spring Boot experience.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
- Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).
- Experience with microservices and distributed systems.
- Understanding of monitoring, logging, and traceability.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Bonus: Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.).
- Bonus: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation (GitHub Actions, Terraform).
- Bonus: Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Bonus: Exposure to real-time data processing and sports tech.
Benefits
- Annual Leave: 25 days + 8 public holidays.
- Enhanced Pension Scheme: 5% matching.
- Flexible Working: Hybrid model (2 days in the office per week).
- Wellness: Complimentary Unmind app, onsite gym (Basingstoke).
- Exclusive Perks: Access to sporting events and tickets, Sony Group Company discounts.