Senior Back-end Engineer

We're looking for a senior
Backend Engineer
to join our
Video Production
squad — a small, focused team at the heart of ScorePlay's product.

As the most senior engineer on the squad, you'll take ownership of backend services powering our video processing and media automation flows.

This is a role for someone who wants
both autonomy and impact
— someone eager to take full technical ownership of their projects while collaborating across product, video and front-end teams.

What you'll work on :

Backend Development

• Design, build, and maintain backend services, APIs, and data pipelines in
  Go
  and related technologies.
• Monitor performance and reliability, ensuring scalable, maintainable systems.

Data & Databases

• Design and optimize database schemas, queries, and indexing for efficient storage and retrieval.

Cloud Infrastructure

• Deploy and manage backend systems on
  AWS
  (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Optimize resources for scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Partner with front-end engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Help translate business and product goals into reliable technical solutions.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Test, debug, and review code to ensure functionality, performance, and resilience.
• Implement unit and integration tests, and contribute to shared best practices across the team.

Technical Leadership

• Lead by example through code reviews, mentoring, and sharing best practices.
• Contribute to a culture of technical excellence and learning.

Why ScorePlay ?

Here are a few signs you might love working at ScorePlay:

• You're
  passionate about sports
  and excited to build tech that shapes how clubs, athletes, and media teams tell their stories worldwide.
• You enjoy solving
  complex technical problems
  , especially around large-scale video processing and live streaming.
• You like working in a
  small, senior tech team
  where everyone has
  real ownership, autonomy, and impact
  on what gets shipped each week.
• You want to join a
  fast-growing
  startup that's
  already profitable
  and scaling sustainably.
• You like to evolve in an
  international environment
  (+15 different nationalities) with teams distributed across Europe and the US.
• You're looking for a place where you can
  move and learn fast,
  with significant career development opportunities.

What we're looking for :

• 5+ years
  of backend experience, with at least
  1 year working in Go
  in a production environment.
• Comfortable working in
  fast-moving environments
  with evolving priorities.
• Solid understanding of software design principles and API development.
• Strong communication in
  English
  (French is a plus).
• You're based in Paris or nearby, and willing to join the team at the office at least 2-3 days per week (but we're open for full remote as well, providing you're ok to come to Paris at last a few days per month).
• A mindset focused on
  quality, pragmatism and delivery
  .

About ScorePlay

ScorePlay is revolutionizing sports media by transforming how content is captured, managed, and delivered. Founded in 2021, our AI-powered SaaS platform streamlines workflows for over 200 customers including top Premier League, Ligue 1, and LaLiga clubs, alongside major leagues and federations like UEFA, LFP, FIBA, and CAF.

With 3x year-over-year growth and 100% retention, we're backed by 20VC, Seven Seven Six, and elite athletes like Kevin Durant, Raphaël Varane, Mario Götze, Edouard Mendy, and more. ScorePlay is at the forefront of modern sports storytelling, with its approach to empower organizations through dynamic technology to connect athletes, broadcasters, and sponsors worldwide, empowering organizations to engage fans in real time.