We're hiring a
Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead
at Quantum Sports Data (QSD).
We build some of the most advanced prediction models in the sports we work in and run them into real betting and trading markets. We now want someone to take real ownership of the
software side
of that – architecture, codebase, and the small team working on it.
This is a
senior, hands-on role
,
full-time, hybrid in Dublin
.
What you'll be doing
* Taking ownership of the overall
software architecture
: services, data flows, and interfaces between modelling, data and trading.
* Leading the day-to-day work of the
software team
– setting direction, reviewing code, and keeping standards high.
* Designing and implementing backend services around our models: data ingest, processing, simulations, APIs and integrations.
* Working closely with the DevOps / Platform side to ensure things are
reliable, observable and easy to deploy
.
* Turning fairly fuzzy ideas ("we need to support X market / Y tour") into clear technical designs and shipped features.
* Keeping an eye on performance, complexity and tech debt, and making sensible trade-offs as we grow.
What we're looking for
Must haves
* Solid experience as a
senior engineer
(roughly 5+ years), including owning significant pieces of a production system.
* Strong backend skills, ideally with
Python
as a main language.
* Experience designing and building
service-oriented
or microservice-style architectures.
* Comfortable working with
databases and data models
(Postgres/SQL etc.).
* Confident leading technical discussions, making architecture decisions, and mentoring other developers.
* Happy working in a small, fast-moving environment with a lot of autonomy.
Nice to haves
* Experience in
sports, trading or financial systems
.
* Experience with
AWS
and containerised workloads (Docker, ECS/EKS etc.).
* Familiarity with messaging/streaming (Kafka or similar).
* Any exposure to data / ML-heavy products.
You don't need to be a golf or betting expert – being strong technically and curious about the domain is enough.
How we work / what you get
* Hybrid in Dublin
– mix of office and remote, with a lot of flexibility.
* Small team, high impact
– you'll work directly with the founder and core team, and see your decisions in production quickly.
* A real chance to
shape the architecture and direction
of the product as we scale.
* Competitive package including
equity
.