Senior Software Engineer

Our Story

Established in 2013, City Football Group is the world’s leading private owner and operator of football clubs, with total or partial ownership of thirteen clubs across the world. City Football Group also invests in other football related businesses and serves as a global commercial platform for our partners, whilst fulfilling our purpose of empowering better lives through football on a local and global scale, consistent with what “City” football has meant to people for over a century.

Our Winning Team

Our purpose is to empower better lives through football. We are proud of the role City Football Group clubs play in their localities, delivering positive economic, social and environmental impact through our operations and through programmes and activities that bring about meaningful, lasting change.

This is a great opportunity to join our technology team as a Senior Software Engineer. In this role you will play a critical part in leading the development of scalable systems, software solutions and data pipelines. Your expertise will drive the transformation of our technology landscape to further our clubs' success both on and off the field. This position offers an enriching collaborative environment, and a chance to contribute to exciting projects in the football industry.

This is a hybrid role- working out of our HQ in Manchester 2-3 days a week.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and dental cover, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

1. Lead the development, testing, and maintenance of advanced, scalable software solutions, ensuring they meet user requirements and design specifications, aligned to the CFG Enterprise Architecture standards.
2. Architect and implement robust, scalable data engineering solutions, including data pipelines, that integrate seamlessly with the enterprise's existing systems, adhering to the Enterprise Architecture framework.
3. Spearhead complex troubleshooting and problem-solving initiatives, ensuring solutions are innovative, scalable and cost-effective.
4. Provide technical leadership in defining and refining software development specifications and requirements.
5. Utilise project management skills to oversee projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
6. Champion DevOps best practices, focusing on software deployment in cloud-based environments, ensuring solutions are scalable and conform to the Enterprise Architecture.
7. Maintain high standards of code quality.

What we are looking for

Essential

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• A strategic mindset, ensuring solution design and build is aligned with business goals.

• Very experienced in software development with proficiency in languages like Python, Java, Scala, etc., and experience with Big Data tools (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) in a cloud-based environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Advanced knowledge and experience in SQL, database management, and designing scalable solutions that align with organisational standards.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a highly analytical mindset.

• In-depth knowledge of version control, advanced DevOps principles, including CI/CD pipelines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple complex projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in leading projects and delivering the required outputs within challenging deadlines.

Desirable

• Relevant certifications in technologies, project management methodologies, and Enterprise Architecture frameworks.

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview.

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.

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