Senior Backend Integration Developers

Organisation Background

DotGolf is an international golf technology company that provides software, systems, and solutions for golfers, golf clubs, and golf organisations. We exist to create golf technology solutions that help grow the game and currently serve 21 national golfing associations, over 5,000 golf clubs, and around 2 million golfers.

DotGolf has lofty future ambitions that are focused on strengthening our current customer base, growing new customers in new markets, and innovating with new products and services.

The Opportunity

We are seeking multiple Senior Backend Integration Developers to work on a 9 - 12 month fixed-term Mobile App project. This role is primarily focused on the API backend and the data that supports the project, including integrating with existing live systems.

Working with a world leading golf organisation, you will be part of an elite high-performing team, built to shape and deliver products used by a global community.

The successful candidates will work with a passionate team who embrace a people and family first culture. Our team enjoy benefits such as a flexible work environment, birthdays off plus lunch provided in the office. The team is a hard-working group who believe in developing golf technology solutions that grow the game.

DotGolf recognises the positive value of diversity, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Develop secure, scalable, highly performant backend systems that link with various frontend feature sets for a new mobile app.
• Collaborate closely with product teams, UI specialists, and frontend mobile app developers, under the guidance of a Project Manager in a business unit assembled for success.
• Contribute to architecture, system design and refactoring of complex system integrations.
• Maximise the AI tooling available to develop with speed and efficiency, while maintaining strong code quality.
• Communicate across internal and external teams to gather and translate requirements and deliver exceptional solutions.

Skills and Experience

• Strong expertise in C# / .NET.
• Experience designing and building secure and performant RESTful APIs in JSON format, using JWT for authentication/authorisation.
• Proficiency in leveraging modern AI-assisted development tools to design, build, review, test, and optimize high-quality software efficiently.
• Good knowledge of Git for project version control.
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases and query syntax using SQL Server (or equivalent), and familiar with DB schema design.
• Solid understanding of designing secure and scalable systems, with a performance and reliability mindset.
• Experience developing cloud software at scale on AWS.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional global teams.
• Any experience with delivery of mobile applications will be advantageous but not essential.
• Experience with Shape Up delivery methodology an advantage (or equivalent e.g., Agile).
• Experience/familiar with using Jira/Confluence and other project management tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Github Actions and/or Jenkins.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and accountability with a commitment to delivering quality outcomes that balance technical and business goals.
• Knowledge of the game of golf is an advantage, but not essential.