Sporting Solutions is a product led, technology-driven company that sources, generates, and distributes real-time sports betting data. Our systems operate under tight performance demands: low latency, high throughput, and ongoing reliability. We’re working to continually improve our platforms and are evolving our infrastructure and applications — including moving from legacy .NET Framework systems toward modern, containerised .NET 8/9 services running on Kubernetes in both on-prem and cloud environments. 

About the Role 

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer with a DevOps mindset and deep software engineering experience, especially in .NET. This is a hands-on, leadership role where you'll help shape the technical vision and engineering practices across the organisation. Leading through example and building Proof-of-Concept solutions to demonstrate improved practices will be key. You’ll work at the intersection of software architecture, DevOps strategy, and high-performance infrastructure, driving forward our modernization efforts and improving how we build, deploy, monitor, and scale our systems. 

What You’ll Do 

• Define and shape our DevOps vision, working closely with senior engineering, infrastructure and existing DevOps teams. 

• Lead our migration efforts from legacy .NET Framework apps to .NET 8/9, containerised and orchestrated with Kubernetes. 

• Champion best practices in software delivery, CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure-as-code. 

• Drive improvements in telemetry and observability, helping us move from log-centric metrics to first-class telemetry using OpenTelemetry and modern observability stacks. 

• Optimise for performance, helping the platform scale for low-latency, high-throughput demands in real-time sports data delivery. 

• Mentor and guide engineers, promoting a strong DevOps culture and fostering collaboration across teams. 

• Architect and implement solutions that span software and infrastructure, balancing resilience, scalability, and maintainability 

What We’re Looking For 

Essential: 

• Proven experience as a Senior or Principal Engineer in both software and DevOps contexts. 

• Strong .NET software engineering background. 

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (on-prem and cloud) and Terraform. 

• Experience with real-time, event-driven systems and message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka). 

• Strong grasp of telemetry, observability, and performance monitoring in distributed systems. 

• Track record of technical leadership and setting engineering standards. 

Nice to Have: 

• Experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar observability tooling. 

• Exposure to hybrid-cloud or cloud migration strategies. 

• Familiarity with performance optimisation in low-latency data pipelines. 

• Contributions to DevOps-related communities, blogs, open source, or talks. 

What You’ll Get 

• The opportunity to shape the future of DevOps and Developer Experience within an innovative, high volume-growth, data-centric company. 

• Freedom to influence architecture and tooling decisions. 

• A collaborative, pragmatic engineering culture focused on excellence. 

• A domain which offers continual learning opportunities and a plethora of engaging technical challenges. 

• Competitive annual leave package that increases with length of service + day off for your birthday!
• Hybrid working - 2 days a week in the office
• Company contribution to discounted gym scheme
• Vitality health care for you and your household
• Competitive yearly performance bonus
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Access to discounts for online shopping
• Cycle to work scheme