Hackajob – Stoke‑On‑Trent, England, United Kingdom
Technical Lead, Verification
hackajob is collaborating with Bet365 to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.
Company Description
At bet365, we're one of the world's leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 9,000 people and serve over 100 million customers in 27 languages. Our focus on In‑Play betting has solidified our market‑leading position, offering an unmatched experience across 96 sports and 700,000 streaming events. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe, we handle over 6 billion HTTP requests daily and process more than 2 million bets per hour at peak.
We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of opportunities for growth, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward‑thinking company, we’re breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what’s possible for our customers worldwide.
Job Description
As a Technical Lead, you will play a key role within our dedicated Verification team as we embark on a ground‑up re‑architecture. You will develop, enhance, and support our Business‑critical Verification platform with the delivery of real‑time facial‑recognition systems using innovative AI technology, integrated with core operational tooling.
Verification operates as a full‑stack team that is re‑architecting into Golang, React, and cloud platforms. Core skill sets within the team are Kafka, SQL, .Net, Golang, and TypeScript. You will drive development and implementation of robust verification systems, ensuring the highest quality standards for our software products. Your technical leadership will empower a talented group of developers to innovate and excel in delivering reliable solutions, while fostering a collaborative and dynamic environment.
This role is eligible for inclusion in the company’s hybrid working from home policy.
Responsibilities
* Applying active governance around overall solution design, code quality and coding standards with the team.
* Assisting in driving the provision of scalable, maintainable, and performance systems.
* Acting as a point of escalation for the team both in and out of office hours.
* Reviewing the team’s adherence and output.
* Ensuring solutions meet business needs.
* Taking responsibility for work estimation, producing solution documents, and ensuring accurate portrayals of effort can be obtained and subsequently delivered.
* Understanding the technical structure, domain, and architecture of the systems the team is responsible for and how those systems are configured in the development and production estate.
* Collaborating with all stakeholders, including managers and architects, to create fit‑for‑purpose solutions.
* Owning technical solutions from development to live at low level.
* Distributing knowledge and mentoring of team members.
Qualifications
* Commercial experience with leading development solutions.
* Knowledge of Kafka, SQL, .Net, Golang or TypeScript, or experience with similar or alternative technologies.
* Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
* Experienced in mentoring and coaching a team.
* Good technical documentation skills.
* High standards of work and attention to detail.
* Proven track record in high‑availability multi‑browser compatible development.
* Experience of working with high‑availability, multi‑user, service‑based systems.
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a relevant discipline, or relevant professional experience.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology — Software Development
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