# Senior Backend Software Engineer

Who are we? Smarkets: Predicting the Future of Betting Smarkets runs one of the world’s most sophisticated prediction markets, handling over £29 billion in volume since 2010 and engaging 200,000+ traders globally. We’re a technology company that happens to revolutionise betting - from sports to political markets, to delivering the sharpest prices and the fairest odds. Our stack is designed for scale, reliability, and speed: Linux, Kafka, Postgres, Kubernetes, with Python 3, Rust, C++17, and React powering our platform. We build infrastructure that institutions trust while keeping trading accessible to everyone. Our edge? We’ve thrived through every market cycle, competitor, and industry revolution. At the heart of our success are our people. We create a high-performance environment where exceptional talent can thrive, blending deep business experience with a commercial mindset to drive strategic growth. If you’re ready to help shape the future of prediction markets with cutting-edge technology and a customer-first philosophy, Smarkets is where you belong. Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and optimisation of backend services written in Python and Rust Architect and bu

- **Id**: 777028
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/smarkets-senior-backend-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-24T14:59:11Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-24
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T14:49:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 76
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5823
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Health insurance, Parental leave, Stock options
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Sports Betting

## Company

- **Id**: 688000
- **Name**: Smarkets
- **Domain**: smarkets.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/smarkets>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 89000
- **Max usd**: 173000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 139

## Technologies

- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **GitLab** — Optional: no
- **Go** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **MySQL** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 76

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T23:26:33Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 32
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.717
- **P room**: 0.44
- **Age days**: 75
- **Expected fill days**: 52
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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