Our mission is to improve the performance of athletes and teams, which we do by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. We've been at the forefront of sports technology and science since 2006 - we don't just work in the sporting industry, we are actively changing its future.  Our solutions are designed to help athletes and coaches “play smart” in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing.

We work with over 4,600 teams around the world, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimize athletes’ health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics.  Our solutions include wearable technology, video analytics, and athlete monitoring solutions, and we are passionate about helping sports organizations at all levels to better scout, recruit, teach, and win.

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY  

We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Software Engineer with a drive to build quality products.

Based in London, you will be a key player in the Engineering team working on the Perch family of applications. You’ll contribute to Perch’s backend systems, which interact with the Perch 3D camera system and power planning, data collection, and data analysis of weightlifting. Perch’s applications are written in modern frameworks, and provide exciting challenges in distributed systems, real-time data processing, and creating insightful user experiences for elite athletes and coaches. Reporting to a Senior Director of Engineering, the primary responsibility of the Senior Backend Software Engineer is to develop software solutions for the elite sports industry.  You will be responsible for the development cycle and ensuring that our products have a high level of quality.

We believe that our customers deserve to have the leading technology, and we are on a mission to make the best possible products to enhance their performance.  Our engineers drive this ethos by making sure all of this technology comes together in a way our customers love to use.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Build and maintain APIs and backend systems powering applications
• Design and implement database schema
• Profile and optimize query performance in backend applications
• Engage in architectural discussions to help design scalable and resilient systems.
• Work directly with Product and Design on scoping and designing features
• Work in multidisciplinary teams and interface with other engineers in our team and across various domains.
• Document your work in a shared knowledge base platform.
• Work with test engineers to resolve issues.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• At least 6 years of software development experience.
• Demonstrated experience programming in Python (preferred) and/or Go, C++, or Java.
• Demonstrated experience working in SQL and designing database schema
• Ability to reason about and debug complex systems and applications
• Experience with Git code management is highly desired.

Other Requirements:

• Very strong attention to detail.
• Proven self-starter.
• Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prioritise and a “can-do” attitude.
• Occasionally providing technical assistance to our customer support team

WHY CATAPULT? 

• We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.
• We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication in order to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers.
• Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, you'll have the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures, and build your global awareness and capability 
• We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better.  There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better.

Whether you’re interested in sports or not, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams and athletes on the planet! 

Research shows that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized groups tend only to apply when they check every box. So if you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job ad, please still get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We are building the future of sports performance. Our priority is to find the brightest talent who can add to our team culture, actively contribute, and be excited about what they do.

All offers of employment are subject to Catapult's positive prehire check. To find out more, please contact the Talent Partner for this role.