About This Role
Working as a Software Engineer in the Sports Media Team involves designing, building, testing, and deploying cloud-native solutions that support billions of calls per month and hundreds of millions of TV viewers. This role is for a passionate Senior Software Engineer who enjoys solving problems, building cloud-native solutions, and thrives in cross-functional teams with talented peers.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and deploy cloud-native solutions used by Enterprise Customers, supporting billions of calls per month with hundreds of millions of TV viewers
- Work on an empowered cross-functional team with Product, Engineering, Design, and DevOps to deliver on the team’s core mission
- Partner with architecture and external development teams to design highly aligned services with clear separation of concerns
- Advocate and optimize the team’s applications for maximum speed, scale, security, and maintainability through best practices
- Participate in Pull/Merge Request reviews to ensure high quality
- Be a trusted member of the team, fostering a strong culture of collaboration and best practices in the software development lifecycle
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in professional software development, designing and building systems
- Experience with data-driven architecture and systems design (RESTful APIs, microservices architecture)
- Experience with scalable, maintainable, reliable production software
- Proficiency utilizing SQL, NoSQL, In-memory stores at scale
- Experience with Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Experience working in a Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) model, including GitLab/GitHub and CI pipeline automation tools
- Proven success working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
Nice to have:
- GraphQL experience
- Strong understanding and implementation of cloud-native architectures (AWS serverless and/or containers preferred) at scale in production (or a strong desire to learn this and gain these skills)
Benefits
- Collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia, and US) including various social events and teambuilding
- Flexibility to manage your workday and tasks with autonomy
- Balance of structure and autonomy to tackle daily tasks
- Vibrant and inclusive community, including Women in Tech and Pride groups which welcome all participants
- Global Employee Assistance Programme
- Calm and Reulay app (leading well-being apps designed to support focus, quality rest, mindfulness, and long-term mental resilience)
- Online training videos
- Flexible working hours
Application Process
- Initial Screening: A quick chat with a Talent Acquisition Partner to understand your background and expectations
- Coding Sessions: Two live coding sessions to test your skills and knowledge
- Onsite Coding Session: Meet with the local team and take a tour of the office for a meet-and-greet and a final Coding Session on the offices
- Finals Steps: Receive feedback and, if successful, an offer
About the Company
Sportradar is the world’s leading sports technology company, operating at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on their know-how and technology to boost their business. They build platforms and products that collect, curate, distribute, analyze, and personalize sports data and content, with exclusive data rights with top leagues like MLB, NBA, NHL, and NASCAR. Through their Sports APIs, they empower developers from thousands of customers like Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and The Score. With their Analytics Products and Broadcast Solutions, they empower storytellers from Fox Sports, Bally Sports, CBS Sports, and NBC Sports.
