Do you thrive on solving complex problems and building innovative solutions? Join our Data Acquisition Tribe and help shape the future of sports technology as we tackle challenges that impact millions of sports fans globally. A technology first software development company with high emphasis on achieving technical excellence and building services on best practice cloud principles. Mutually beneficial partnerships are the cornerstone of our business. We partner with the largest sport federations in the world including UEFA, NBA, NHL, MLB, ITF and many more. Our vision is built on long-term relationships with all our clients, backed by innovative and competitive services and solutions. We build our own product and believe in ‘you build it, you own it’, so we want to give our squads autonomy to choose the right solutions.
We are looking for a talented Backend Senior Developer/ Tech Leader who loves working with both people and software. We expect that you, as a leader, are passionate about building an environment where software engineers can achieve their full potential. As an engineer, you have a great understanding of modern development techniques and can be a partner for the team to choose the best solutions. We expect that you can be an advocate of clean code, and clean architecture, TDD (Test Driven Development), pair programming and always welcome feedback. You will be given a lot of autonomy and we want you to use the most of it and drive the team towards technical excellence. We hope you feel learning is a natural part of your workday and you have a high interest in keeping up with current best practices in your areas of expertise.
responsibilities :
Analyze, extract and integrate sports oriented real-time data from a variety of complex sources, showcasing your adaptability to different protocols and technologies
Collaborate with architects, tech leaders and engineers to innovate and refine data extraction frameworks, ensuring efficient handling data streams, thus directly impacting the speed and accuracy of data-driven decisions
Utilize advanced knowledge in TypeScript/JS, and modern development practices to lead and guide the team in organizing themselves around optimal solutions
Be a proponent of clean code and clean architecture
requirements-expected :
Solid backend development experience with Typescrpit and/or Node.JS
Understanding of network protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS, including response statuses, headers, request methods, cookies, etc
Experience with REST API & WebSockets
Experience in designing and working on highly scalable systems
Experience with containerization and DevOps (AWS, K8s, Docker)
A can-do attitude, take pride in own work and an ability to keep up momentum
Excellent communication skills, ability to engage colleagues to thoughtfully work toward a single goal and help the team to adapt and succeed when things do not go exactly as planned
offered :
Grow as a leader within an inspiring and fast-growing company and become a domain expert in the exciting world of real-time sports data
Have real impact on building a high performing team of your dreams
Shape the culture of our Automated Data Acquisition team with us
Influence the future of Sportradar by directly contributing to products used by our clients in the global sports business
We trust your expertise and your choices for the tools and solutions you know will bring the most value
A collaborative environment with colleagues around the world in CET/UK timezone
Be a part of a company, which act with integrity, sports, physical exercise, and fun
Leverage hybrid approach to achieve work-life balance but get the important stuff done in person
Competitive salary and benefits as well as employee equity program
