Hybrid Software Engineer

at Legends

• Job title: Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Node.js, Python, Ruby, Rust, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Software Engineer developing backend services for competitive gaming platforms. Contributing to high-performance tournament experiences and robust system designs.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the design and implementation of application architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Conducting code reviews, identifying and resolving bugs, and implementing best practices to maintain high code quality.
• Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, optimising code for speed and efficiency.
• Designing and implementing secure applications, considering potential vulnerabilities and implementing appropriate safeguards.
• Lead on business-critical projects such as infrastructure audit and target areas of improvements.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience delivering large-scale, customer-facing software, with a strong focus on backend services and how to integrate application and data
• Demonstrated success applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and an API-first mindset on multi-tenant platforms.
• Deep background as a backend engineer, consistently using best-practice design principles such as SOLID, GRASP, and common design patterns.
• Proficiency in Ruby is preferred - highly skilled in at least one backend programming language (e.g. Ruby, Go, Python, Rust, NodeJS).
• Proven product engineering mindset - able to translate requirements into clear technical designs, produce well-defined roadmaps, and deliver high-quality implementations.
• Experience with Pub/Sub (Publish/Subscribe), web sockets and SSE (Server Side Event).

Benefits

• Super smart colleagues to work alongside and learn from.
• Engaging development opportunities at all levels.
• Tailored flexibility for your work-life balance.
• Annual discretionary bonus to reward your efforts.
• Paid annual leave PLUS a well-deserved break to recharge your batteries during the festive season! Our offices are closed between Christmas and New Year's, allowing you to enjoy downtime without dipping into your annual allowance.
• Long term incentive plan so we can all share in the growth and success of Legend.
• Exciting global Legend events, where we unite in person to ignite our shared passion and unveil the exciting strategies for the year ahead!
• Unlock your full potential by joining the Legend team. To support you on this journey, we provide an extensive array of benefits and perks, as outlined in our global offerings above. For country specific benefits please reach out to your talent partner.