Senior Software Engineer

Company Description

We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, 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 our know-how and technology to boost their business.

Job Description

ABOUT US:

Join our division, “Sportradar ad:s”, where we provide data-driven marketing and sponsorship services to the iGaming industry. Our purpose-built tools and services cater to the individual marketing needs of sportsbooks and media publishers worldwide. Imagine working in an environment surrounded by sports data, live play-by-play statistics, virtual sports, microservices, and betting – all while maintaining an agile mindset and a commitment to delivering exceptional value for our customers. We’re passionate about our work and deeply care about our people. If you’re ready for the challenge, join us in growing, innovating, and developing! 

The Sports Data team is the engine that powers other teams within the division, delivering the data they need through APIs to fuel innovation, enable new feature and drive value to the customer. Utilizing cloud-native technologies we master real time data, crawl feeds and automate scalable microservices - all deployed via infrastructure-as-code (IaC).

THE CHALLENGE:
As a (Senior) Software Engineer for Sports Data (m/f/d) at Sportradar, you will work on various parts of the software stack, contributing to API development, testing and documentation. You’ll be part of a collaborative cross-functional team and play a crucial role in delivering quality software that provides business value. This position is an exciting opportunity for engineers who are passionate about using cutting-edge technologies to build scalable, reliable systems. If you enjoy solving technical challenges, learning from peers, and growing in an innovative environment, we’d love to have you join our team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute and grow as part of a small, self-organised, agile software development team 
• Build robust and scalable back-end services and APIs for our advertising technologies using modern frameworks and tools 
• Participate in designing and developing reliable, secure, and efficient data pipelines and systems while keeping your focus on quality,  observability, and security 
• Coach and develop team members by providing feedback and technical guidance 

ABOUT YOU:

• 4+ years of professional experience in agile software development 
• Professional experience developing in at least one high-level programming language 
• Professional experience with back-end related technologies such as Go, Node.js, Python, Java, etc. 
• Passion for clean code and testing 
• Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns 
• Keen interest in new technologies and learning 
• Familiar with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP or Azure 

You might be a good fit if you 

• Enjoy helping other engineers on your team to improve their skills (development and soft skills) 
• Take ownership, proactively lead changes and improvements to best practices and code-base 
• Are a full stack developer with a focus on backend development 

OUR OFFER:

• A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia and US).  
• Ability to shape your own workday and career via a clearly defined professional and personal development plan. 
• Opportunity to work with senior leadership, develop yourself and build your career within an inspiring and fast-growing company and digital sports environment. 
• A vibrant and inclusive community, including Women in Tech and Pride groups which welcome all participants. 
• A company culture that promotes social aspects, sports, physical exercise and fun.  
• Innovative and cross-team challenges like ShipIt, office sports tournaments in Darts and Table Tennis and unique beer brewing competitions.  
• Competitive salary and benefits (e.g. retirement pension and insurance plan)  
• Sportradar takes over the full costs of € 365.- for the Öffi-Ticket (Jahreskarte) for