Senior Backend Engineer — LIVE Sports Data & Multi-Sport Platform
About The Position
OleOle is seeking a hands-on Senior Backend Engineer to build and manage global LIVE Scores infrastructure covering football, basketball, Formula 1, cricket, golf, boxing, tennis, and other sports. The role will integrate Enetpulse sports-data APIs and develop a scalable, provider-independent backend capable of supporting hundreds of competitions worldwide. The architecture should support partially or fully replacing Enetpulse with alternative providers without rebuilding the platform. The engineer will own the LIVE Scores backend, from architecture and implementation through testing and maintenance, and collaborate with existing frontend and design teams. The platform must support live events, results, standings, rankings, fixtures, and statistics; accommodate the differing structures of various sports; process and synchronize data in real time; and expose APIs that support sport-specific frontend experiences. It must maintain data accuracy, reliability, and scalability while connecting sports information to OleOle’s existing microblogging platform without interfering with its 4U recommendation system. OleOle is building a global social network and messaging platform for football fans, combining social networking, encrypted messaging, live scores, video, multilingual content, payments, digital wallets, AI, and Mini Programs. OleOle Sport is a business unit focused on ticketing, VIP hospitality, and football travel. It will operate a standalone consumer website and also be integrated as a Mini Program within the OleOle platform. The company describes itself as an early-stage, rapidly growing, privately held organization. The role is based in Austin, Texas, and requires some travel.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of professional backend engineering experience.
- Strong backend development proficiency using Node.js, Python, Go, Java, or similar technologies.
- Proven experience integrating complex third-party APIs and external data providers.
- Experience designing scalable, real-time data processing systems.
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, database optimization, and caching strategies.
- Experience with WebSockets, message queues, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems.
- Ability to design flexible, provider-independent data models and API architectures.
- Experience handling high-volume data synchronization, error recovery, and fault tolerance.
- Strong understanding of REST APIs, data normalization, and microservices.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- Ability to independently architect, implement, test, and maintain production backend systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate with frontend engineers and UX/UI designers.
- Ability to model fundamentally different sporting structures across team and individual sports.
- Comfort with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and the challenges of an early-stage technology company.
- Ability to adapt and solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies.
- Some travel is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with sports-data providers such as Enetpulse, Sportradar, SportsDataIO, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with LIVE Scores, sports statistics, rankings, standings, or sports betting data.
- Understanding of football and international sports.
- Creative problem-solving, willingness to propose and support new ideas, and strong entrepreneurial judgment.
Responsibilities
- Integrate sports-data APIs for live events, results, standings, rankings, fixtures, and statistics.
- Design flexible data models for team sports, motorsports, individual competitions, and combat sports.
- Build real-time data processing, synchronization, caching, and monitoring systems.
- Develop APIs that support distinct frontend experiences for each sport.
- Ensure data accuracy, reliability, and scalability, and enable efficient switching between data providers.
- Connect sports information to OleOle’s existing microblogging platform without interfering with its 4U recommendation system.
- Take ownership of the LIVE Scores backend, including architecture, implementation, testing, and maintenance.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers and UX/UI designers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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