Job Description
Senior Software Engineer - Sports Tech
About Fanbase
Fanbase is a fast‑growing sports tech startup helping ambitious teams, Leagues, Events & Federations grow revenue, fan engagement, and digitise operations. Our all‑in‑one platform powers ticketing, memberships, apps, insights, and more – with a focus on helping mid‑tier and forward‑thinking clubs modernise how they connect with fans.
We’ve grown rapidly to £1m ARR in just 2.5 years, and now we’re scaling our Build team to ensure every club receives a world‑class experience that just works.
About the Role
We're looking for a senior software engineer with DevOps/Platform experience who can own our club‑facing app and help us scale confidently as we expand into the US market.
You will:
Ensure our clubs are equipped with the best technology in the market
Support our expansion by bringing DevOps/security experience to help us navigate compliance requirements and plan for multi‑region architecture
Contribute hands‑on to full‑stack development across our entire platform
Own the club app – overseeing its development, deployment, and evolution
Ship features end‑to‑end from design and implementation through to deployment and production support
Share ownership for releases and defining the deployment strategy
Provide technical mentorship to our existing engineering team by supporting code reviews, pairing, knowledge sharing and workshopping
Collaborate and own development projects across our .NET/Azure platform
Partner with the CTO on technical architecture decisions and long‑term platform strategy to design solutions that work at scale
✅ What You’ll Need
5+ years C#/.NET development, with Blazor
Experience working in a collaborative, agile development team
Knowledge of building and managing Azure infrastructure (App Services, SQL Database, networking, CI/CD pipelines)
Understanding of how to get the best productivity gain from AI tooling while maintaining standards
A pragmatic approach to development to balance effort vs output
Good communication skills – able to work across support, product, and engineering teams
Understanding of the line between “scrappy” and “sloppy” when balancing speed and security at a growing company
BSc or MSc in Computer Science or related field
Mobile development experience for Android and iOS
Experience with monitoring tools like Application Insights or DataDog
Previous experience with security compliance or vendor security assessments
25 days holiday, birthday off, and the Scottish bank holidays
Share options – we want everyone to be part of our success
Dedicated monthly social budget
Autonomy to work in the way that suits you and take on real responsibility
Career progression: this role is designed to become more specialised as we scale and you lean into either development or platform engineering
Deliver real‑world solutions at a fast‑growing sports tech company
Your work will be used by hundreds of clubs, millions of fans, and must stand up on matchday – when it matters most.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Software Development
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Job Details
Posted Date:
November 23, 2025
Job Type:
Technology
Location:
United Kingdom
Company:
Fanbase (Techstars Sports ‘24)
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