Bolt6
Platforms Software Engineer
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About Us
We’re building the future of sport. Bolt6 is a sports technology company at the forefront of visual innovation – from real-time tracking and data overlays, to immersive broadcast graphics and AR experiences. We work across tennis, golf, motorsport, volleyball, and more; partnering with rights holders and broadcasters to elevate how sport is seen, understood, and enjoyed.
What You’ll Do
We’re looking for an experienced Software Developer to join our Platforms team, helping us build and evolve the software infrastructure that powers our products and operations.
This is a hands-on development role with opportunities to work across the stack. You’ll be comfortable working with Python and TypeScript, building reliable backend services and APIs as well as contributing to web applications and internal tooling.
- Design, develop and maintain software across our Platforms ecosystem
- Build and maintain APIs and backend services that provide real-time data to applications
- Develop web applications and user interfaces using TypeScript and modern web technologies
- Build internal tools and systems that improve efficiency, reliability and operational workflows
- Work across the full software development lifecycle, from understanding requirements through to development, testing, deployment and ongoing support
- Design and implement robust, scalable and maintainable software
- Integrate with data sources, messaging systems and other internal and external services
- Work closely with developers, product teams and technical stakeholders to understand problems and develop effective solutions
- Contribute to technical decisions and help shape the architecture and direction of our Platforms technology
- Identify opportunities to improve existing systems, processes and ways of working
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What You’ll Bring
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong experience programming in Python
- Strong experience with TypeScript and modern web development
- Full-stack development experience, with an understanding of both backend and frontend systems
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
- Good understanding of software architecture, design principles and writing maintainable code
- Proficient with Git and modern software development workflows
- Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration technologies
- Experience with software containers such as Docker or Podman
- Strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills
- A flexible, self-starting approach, with the initiative to pick up and develop projects independently
- Experience owning projects end-to-end: working with stakeholders to scope the development requirements; fast iteration; deploying to production; and working with users to manage feedback and fixes
- Intellectual curiosity and a desire to ask the right questions to get to the bottom of complex problems
- The ability to quickly understand unfamiliar systems and technologies
- The ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst remaining organised
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Nice to Haves
- Experience working in a sports technology, broadcast, data or visualisation environment
- A love of sport!
What We Offer
- £60,000–£65,000 salary, depending on skills and experience
- Bonus scheme
- Health and wellbeing stipend
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A clear opportunity to develop your career within a rapidly growing start-up
- Ownership and autonomy of your work
- The opportunity to work on challenging technical problems and have a direct impact on the products we build
- A collaborative environment where you’ll be challenged, valued and respected
- Flexible hours and the choice to work remotely
- The opportunity to work in sport at an elite level
Location
There is a choice between working remotely, or we also have offices in London and Winchester you may choose to work from.
Diversity & Inclusion
We have a commitment to diversity and inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, and identity. We celebrate differences. We encourage different opinions and approaches to be heard, and we use these to build the best products in the world.
We want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made, please get in touch with us at careers@bolt6.ai.
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