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Backend Engineer (Python / FastAPI) – Fast-Growing Sports AI Company
Remote role – 1 day a month in Central London
Build real-time, data-rich applications for the sports industry. Small, fast-moving team with high ownership and real impact. Work at the forefront of AI and LLMs applied to sport. Stack flexible, as long as you thrive in Python, FastAPI, and modern web tooling. Salary up to £100,000, depending on experience. Ideally, a genuine sports fan.
About the Client
We support a fast-growing company building cutting-edge AI solutions for the sports industry. The business is small, ambitious, and fast-moving, developing real-time, data-rich products that:
- Analyse sports with advanced AI and predictive models.
- Deliver results for the millions who care about it.
This environment fosters genuine ownership and a direct impact on product direction and technical architecture from day one. Ideal for those who enjoy solving new problems weekly and prefer building, not bureaucratic processes.
The Role: Backend Engineer
As a Backend Engineer, you’ll design and maintain the sophisticated APIs and data systems powering this company’s AI-driven sports products. You’ll work with real-time data at scale, translating complex sports logic into clean, efficient, high-performance code.
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This is a hands-on, autonomous role in a small team where you own everything from design to deployment, with deployment and ongoing iteration fully under your control.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs using Python and FastAPI.
- Work with real-time data streaming (e.g., SSE, WebSockets).
- Translate complex sports data and logic into efficient backend code.
- Ensure systems are performant, reliable, and well-architected.
- Own the entire lifecycle of your work, from deployment to iteration.
- Collaborate closely with a high-calibre, small team to deliver quickly.
Essential Experience
- Strong backend engineering experience, ideally with Python and FastAPI (flexible if comfortable in this environment).
- Solid familiarity with PostgreSQL, Docker, and AWS.
- Deep understanding of asynchronous programming and real-time data.
- Exceptional system design skills, including solving complex problems from first principles.
- Comfortable with the autonomy and pace of a small team.
- A genuine sports fan who understands both the game and its data is highly desirable.
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Note: Right to work in the UK required; no sponsorship available.
What’s Offered
- Salary up to £100,000, based on experience.
- Opportunity to build real-time AI products in your favourite sports industry.
- High ownership—directly influence product direction and architecture.
- Work at the cutting edge of AI and LLMs transforming sport.
- Fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal monotony; no two weeks are the same.
How to Apply
Please apply via the advert or email Daniel.Jones@searchability.com. Alternatively, contact:
- ** Phone:** 0203 763 3888 or 07704 152 638
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