# Software Engineer II - Global Football & Rugby

**Company:** [Hudl](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/hudl)
**Location:** Chiavari, Italy
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** €34k – €57k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** C#, GraphQL, Elastic, MongoDB, AWS, API Design, Data Pipelines, Cloud Computing, Test-Driven Development, CI/CD, AI Tools, Data Modeling, Observability
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Builds and operates scalable, backend-heavy data APIs and services for Hudl’s global football and rugby products. The role requires 3+ years of backend or data engineering experience, API and cloud expertise, and comfort with customer-facing product development.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Build the data API as a product by designing and shipping APIs, GraphQL schemas, and the services behind them.
- Collaborate with engineers, quality analysts, product managers, and designers to turn sports data into customer-facing tools.
- Own backend-heavy work end to end, from data model and endpoint through production, while keeping services reliable, observable, and fast as usage grows.
- Use AI tooling as a core part of day-to-day engineering and help raise the team’s standards for AI-assisted development.
- Investigate ambiguous technical problems, evaluate implementation options, and contribute ideas through design discussions and code reviews.

## Requirements

- Three or more years of engineering experience in backend-heavy or data-heavy environments.
- Experience taking features from design through production.
- Experience building software consumed by other teams or products, including APIs, service contracts, GraphQL schemas, or data pipelines.
- Experience shipping customer-facing products and balancing quality, speed, and user needs.
- Active use of AI tools in daily engineering work.
- Experience with cloud-based systems and services.
- Experience with test-driven development and CI/CD.
- Comfort working through ambiguous technical problems.
- Collaborative, team-first approach and willingness to provide quality code reviews.
- Candidates must live within commuting distance of the Chiavari office.

## Nice-to-haves

- Professional experience with C#, GraphQL, Elastic, MongoDB, and AWS.
- Experience with significant data scale and complex infrastructure.
- Experience building or maintaining APIs consumed by multiple teams or external customers.
- Familiarity working with hybrid, remote, or international teams.

## Compensation and benefits

- Base salary range: **€34,000–€57,000 EUR**.
- Flexible vacation time, company-wide holidays, and meeting-free days.
- Remote work options.
- Autonomy and support for professional development.
- Medical and retirement benefits depending on location.
- Employee Assistance Program and employee resource groups.

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