Software Engineer (Backend)

About Company:

TennisViz is part of the Ellipse Group and is the world leader in using algorithmic software to process player and ball tracking data to create ground-breaking analysis in real time. Our unique automated software captures every shot, situation, phase, and tactic, which are the foundation of a new set of performance metrics called TennisViz Insights.

Job Description:

With ambitious growth plans, we are looking to recruit a Software Engineer (Backend ) to join us at the cutting edge of sports analytics. If you enjoy transforming large datasets into unique statistics that tell a compelling story—engaging everyone from professional players to casual fans—this role is for you!

Responsibilities

• Work directly with our team of tennis experts to develop new innovative insights and graphics used by players, coaches, commentators and more
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to design, develop and deploy the APIs used by broadcasters and rights holders
• Manage our central database and lead research into new technologies and approaches to optimise our data architecture
• Build and maintain robust ETL pipelines for multiple internal and external sources
• Monitor data quality for accuracy and completeness
• Collaborate with the data science team on feature engineering, model deployment and monitoring

Requirements:

• At least 3 years experience in Python or similar language and experience with Flask or a similar framework
• Experience working with a cloud solution (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle, Snowflake, etc) but particularly AWS data services.
• Experience working with complex relational databases and SQL
• Experience with ETL systems and data modelling
• Experience developing and deploying scalable APIs
• Familiarity with Linux server environments and working with the command line
• Strong written communication skills both technical and non-technical
• Strong interest and knowledge in a variety of sports in particular tennis

Desirables:

• Experience working with sports data
• Familiarity with a version control system e.g. Git, and standard code repository workflows & processes
• Experience with writing unit/integration tests
• Experience working with and developing CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with message broker technologies such as Redis, Kafka etc.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or equivalent

Benefits:

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid role
• Company pension scheme
• Company life insurance
• Flexible Employee Benefits