Software Engineer

🕒 October 23, 2025

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🖥 Software Engineer

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Smarkets

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51 - 200 employees

🎲 Gambling

⚽ Sports

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Series B on 2021-06

Gambling • Sports • eCommerce

Smarkets is a betting exchange platform that allows users to trade on popular categories such as sports, politics, and current affairs. The platform features live betting on events like soccer, horse racing, and various other sports, as well as on political outcomes such as the UK general election. Smarkets offers a unique betting system that is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission and outside of the UK by the Malta Gaming Authority. Their platform includes features like cookies for session management and personalized content.

📋 Description

• Design, implement and maintain complex designs/features written in Python and Rust • Implement alerting and monitoring to ensure the stability of our services • Help reinforce the standard for code quality, by writing tests and reviewing merge requests • Continuously improve engineering processes including CI/CD • Mentor technically your direct teammates • Work closely with Product and other engineering teams to scope and lead complex business goal-aligned projects • Be the champion of the stack by demonstrating first-hand how to implement functionalities in the right way, with an eye to the horizon and your mind on the present

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer • Familiarity with Python or at least one compiled language (Java, C++, Rust, Go) and are keen on learning Rust • Previous experience with building distributed systems in a modern cloud environment • Previous experience with DevOps engineering stacks/tools/practices including GitLab and K8S • Previous experience with message queues (e.g. Apache Kafka) and SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) • Previous experience working in Sports Betting or Finance industries • Strong written and spoken communication skills in English • The ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Stock options which vests over 4 years • Pension scheme - An impressive pension scheme via Aviva. We will match 6% if you choose the same • Health insurance • Fresh fruit and snacks provided in the office everyday! (tea, coffee, soft drinks also included) • We’re a member of a cycle to work scheme • £1000 yearly education budget that can be used on courses, conferences, books or training • 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays to enjoy - you have the choice to carry over 5 days to the next year! • Flexible working - we want to provide a hybrid model approach to working and provide you with 2 days a week working from home • 20 days a year of globally working - we provide the ability to work from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days a year • We will provide you lunch everyday in the office - you don’t need to worry about feeding your belly as we have it sorted with top quality food served by our in-house Chef Alex!