# Senior Backend Engineer - Quantitative Sports at Hard Rock Digital > Remote · United Kingdom · Senior · Backend · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/recruitee%3Ahardrockdigital%3A2722647 (read 2026-11-08). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Hard Rock Digital](https://alderhq.app/companies/hard-rock-digital) - Location text: United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom; United States, Florida, United States - Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · United Kingdom (evidence: "Location: United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom; United States, Florida, United States") - Posted: 2026-08-26 (75 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-04 · last verified: 2026-11-08 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://hardrockdigital.recruitee.com/o/senior-backend-engineer-quantitative-sports-2 - Skills listed (inferred): Python, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, Snowflake, Distributed systems ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: not posted - Market band for similar posted roles (United Kingdom, n 16): p25 £90k, median £107k, p75 £115k ## Description (the employer's text) ### What are we building? Hard Rock Digital is a fiercely focused team working to become the best online sportsbook, casino, and social gaming company in the world. We're building a deeply curious team with a passion for learning, operating, and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We're customer-obsessed — we care about each customer interaction, experience, behavior, and insight, and strive to ensure we're always acting authentically. Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known the world over as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We're taking that foundation of success and bringing it to the digital space - ready to join us? ### What's the position? We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Quantitative Sports team. We’re building the next generation of our in‑house pricing engine — a low‑latency, high‑throughput system that powers live odds for millions of users. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll own major architectural decisions, partner directly with quantitative analysts, and shape the core backend that drives our sportsbook. This is a high‑impact role with significant autonomy. If you thrive in fast‑moving environments and love solving complex real‑time engineering challenges, you’ll feel at home here. ### What You’ll Do Architect and build backend services that operate reliably under intense data and user load Reduce system latency and optimize real‑time performance across the pricing pipeline Collaborate closely with quantitative developers to integrate models and pricing logic Design and maintain ingestion pipelines for multiple live data feeds Implement robust testing and monitoring to ensure system resilience Build internal tools that support trading, operations, and analytics teams Contribute to technical strategy and long‑term platform evolution Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and engineering excellence ### Requirements ### Core Requirements 8+ years of backend engineering experience Deep proficiency in Python for production systems Experience with low‑latency, real‑time, or high‑throughput systems Background in multi‑feed ingestion architectures Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems Experience deploying and operating systems in AWS Familiarity with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL) Experience with analytical stores (Snowflake, ClickHouse) Strong knowledge of messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) Excellent communication skills and comfort working cross‑functionally ### Bonus Points Experience with pricing engines, trading algorithms, or live odds generation Interest in sports and sport analytics Familiarity with game state feeds such-as Radar & Genius Prior hands-on experience in sportsbook platforms is highly desirable ### Who you are Self-driven and comfortable owning large areas of the system Meticulous in your approach to testing, reliability, and performance Able to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment Excited by complex technical challenges and real-time systems ### What’s In It for You? We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include: Competitive pay and benefits. Flexible vacation allowance. A hybrid / remote working environment. Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand. ### Roster of Uniques We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where regardless of background or beliefs you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunity employer). --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). Cite https://alderhq.app/jobs/recruitee%3Ahardrockdigital%3A2722647 and the date you read it. Observed facts come from the employer's own listing; location reach, level, family and skills are inferences.