Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software DeveloperCentral LondonPredominantly office basedPermanentSalary dependent on experienceWe are working with a specialist sports data and trading business that is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join its growing engineering team.You will work on complex, high performance systems that process live data and support sophisticated pricing and modelling capabilities. This is a hands on position offering ownership across technical design, development, deployment and production support.The role• Design and develop reliable software for real time, low latency environments• Build production systems using Java and Python• Work closely with quantitative, data and engineering teams• Improve the performance, scalability and reliability of existing applications• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle• Use AI tools to improve development processes and support the construction of models• Take ownership of complex technical problems from initial design through to productionWhat we are looking for• Strong commercial software engineering experience• Good proficiency in both Java and Python• Expert level knowledge is not required across both languages, but one should be your main language• Experience building low latency, real time or event driven systems• Experience working with high volumes of live data• Practical experience using AI tools such as Claude, Copilot, Cursor or similar• Strong knowledge of software design, testing and production support• The ability to work independently and take ownership of technical deliveryExperience within sports betting, trading, financial markets, pricing, gaming or another data intensive environment is essential.This opportunity would suit an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and wants to work closer to live data, quantitative models and high performance systems.The position is predominantly based in the company’s central London office.To find out more, please apply or contact George Booth at Method Resourcing.