Data Platform Engineer
Summary
Build and maintain real-time data pipelines and cloud infrastructure using Golang, Kafka, Flink, and GCP to power bet365’s high-volume betting platform.
Focusing on real-time stream processing, cloud infrastructure management, system integration and release automation, you will develop, enhance and support an expanding, business-critical platform. This involves contributing to the management of a comprehensive suite of services, tools and platforms, utilising technologies such as Golang, Kafka, Flink, GCP, Spanner and BigQuery.
Full-time
Closes 02/09/2026
This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid work from home policy.
Preferred Skills and Experience
Proficiency in Golang and/or Python.
Background in using Apache Kafka.
Familiarity with high-volume transactional environments.
Track record of developing low-latency, highly available and scalable solutions.
Knowledge of dashboards and good practices around the monitoring stack.
Capability to manage multiple projects with independent deadlines and deliverables.
Competence in working with Linux.
What you will be doing
Developing applications using Golang, Kafka, Flink, GCP, SQL and other technologies.
Supporting applications in their Kafka journey from design through to implementation.
Maintaining clean coding practices.
Creating automation and developer tooling.
Identifying technical areas for improvement.
Contributing to streaming and storage solutions independently and alongside the wider development function.
Assisting the testing team during the testing phases of projects.
Conducting functional and performance testing while undertaking quality assurance of code to ensure accuracy.
Bonus
Eye care and Flu Vaccinations
Life Assurance
Life at bet365
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