Backend Engineer - Go | Core Platform | High-Performance Sports Trading Start-up | Flexible work culture and remote working, ideally a London presence | Salary £75-95k base + Stock options

Backend Engineer - Go | Core Platform | High-Performance Sports Trading Start-up | Flexible work culture and remote working, ideally a London presence | Salary £75-95k base + Stock options

We’re working with a profitable, fast-growing sports trading technology company, founded ~18 months ago and already scaled to 13 engineers.

They provide real-time odds, liquidity, and execution systems used by hedge funds and professional trading firms. The business is now scaling from an API-led product into a full trading platform - think “Bloomberg for sports trading”.

They’ve hired 4 engineers in recent weeks, demand continues to grow, and Golang is the most urgent hire right now.

The Role for the Backend Engineer - Go | Core Platform | High-Performance Sports Trading Start-up | Flexible work culture and remote working, ideally a London presence | Salary £75-95k base + Stock options

You’ll join the core platform team, building and scaling backend systems that must be fast, resilient, and always-on.

• Build and own Go services at the heart of the platform
• Design low-latency APIs and real-time data pipelines
• Work with PostgreSQL and high-volume event processing
• Help evolve the product from API → full platform
• Take real ownership in a senior, high-trust engineering team

Tech Stack for Backend Engineer - Go | Core Platform | High-Performance Sports Trading Start-up | Flexible work culture and remote working, ideally a London presence | Salary £75-95k base + Stock options

Go • PostgreSQL • TypeScript / Node.js • React • Python (data feeds)

Self-hosted infrastructure (not cloud-managed)

What They’re Looking For Backend Engineer - Go | Core Platform | High-Performance Sports Trading Start-up | Flexible work culture and remote working, ideally a London presence | Salary £75-95k base + Stock options

• 4-7+ years backend experience
• Strong, production-grade Golang experience
• Solid system design, concurrency, and performance knowledge
• Comfortable in high-pressure, commercial environments
• Senior mindset: ownership, pragmatism, clear communication

Experience in trading, betting, or low-latency systems is a bonus, not a requirement.

Why Join Backend Engineer - Go | Core Platform | High-Performance Sports Trading Start-up | Flexible work culture and remote working, ideally a London presence | Salary £75-95k base + Stock options

• Already profitable, scaling fast
• Senior-only hires - happy to pay for the best
• Real product ownership and technical influence
• London-based with international expansion underway
• Clear growth plans: 5-10 more engineers through 2026

If you’re a senior Go engineer who wants to work on a mission-critical platform with real users and real stakes, this is a strong one to explore.

Apply with your CV and we’ll be in touch if it’s a good fit.