Sr. Software Engineer - Data (m/f/d)

<h3>Hey, You! Nice to meet you!</h3> <p>As the leading platform for non-professional football in Europe, we bring professional experiences — from news and data to gamification — directly to a community of over 190 million footballers and fans.<br/><br/>We are Prematch, founded in 2021 in Cologne — a dynamic startup with a smart and ambitious team. Our marketing and business teams are based in Cologne, Berlin, and London, while our tech and product teams work remotely across Europe.<br/><br/>We’re backed by strong partners such as adidas, Krombacher, NIVEA MEN, and Techniker Krankenkasse — with a couple of exciting collaborations still in the pipeline. Successful investors like Ralf Reichert (CEO of ESL) and Verena Pausder are supporting us on our journey.</p> <h3>Already a good match if you....</h3> <ul><li><strong>Location:</strong> <strong>100% remote:</strong> you’re excited to work either from our office in Cologne or fully remote — whatever suits you best.</li><li><strong>Experience:</strong> you have at least 2 years of relevant experience and feel confident in your role.</li><li>You enjoy working in a growing team &amp; startup environment.</li></ul>… ​That fits already? Then you should read on! <h3>Main information</h3> <ul><li><strong>Start:</strong> Immediate (flexible)</li><li><strong>Workload:</strong> Full-time</li><li><strong>Area of responsibility:</strong> Teamwear</li><li>Fast, easy &amp; transparent application process</li></ul> <h3>For this we need you</h3> <ul><li><strong>Data Collection:</strong> You drive the development and automation of our entire data collection process for our new “Teamwear” division.</li><li><strong>Insights:</strong> You develop solutions to extract valuable insights from images and websites, taking the product to the next level.</li><li><strong>Iteration:</strong> You iterate quickly together with your team members.</li><li><strong>Data Infrastructure:</strong> You take responsibility for the further development and scaling of our data infrastructure – ensuring our data foundation is always high-quality and robust.</li><li><strong>Strategy:</strong> Through your analyses and data-driven impulses, you enable well-founded decisions and play a key role in shaping the strategic direction and product development of the new business unit.</li></ul> <h3>Your mission</h3> <ul><li><strong>Point of Contact:</strong> You are the central contact person for all data-related topics in the new business area and ensure smooth communication between all relevant teams and stakeholders.</li><li><strong>Data Pipelines:</strong> You design, implement, and maintain robust data pipelines to efficiently automate and scale data collection.</li><li><strong>Algorithms:</strong> You develop precise algorithms that extract relevant information from images and websites, delivering clear added value to the product.</li><li><strong>Data Infrastructure:</strong> You continuously manage and optimize the data infrastructure to maintain high performance, security, and availability.</li><li><strong>Analytics:</strong> You create meaningful analyses and reports for internal stakeholders as well as external partners to support data-driven decision-making.</li><li><strong>Data Quality:</strong> You ensure that the entire data base is always consistent, reliable, and of high quality.</li></ul> <h3>What do you need</h3> <ul><li><strong>What You Bring:</strong> You have at least 2 years of solid experience in automating data pipelines and know proven methods to design processes efficiently and reliably.</li><li><strong>Image Processing &amp; Web Scraping:</strong> You possess extensive knowledge in image processing and web scraping to extract relevant information from various sources.</li><li><strong>Databases &amp; Modeling:</strong> You have expertise in handling databases and data modeling to develop structured and high-performance data systems.</li><li><strong>Problem Solving:</strong> You can analyze complex data problems, develop innovative solutions, and derive clear, actionable insights.</li><li><strong>Data Quality:</strong> You are detail-oriented when it comes to data quality and ensure that all data is precise, consistent, and trustworthy.</li><li><strong>Languages Are No Problem:</strong> You have good German and English skills.</li><li><strong>You Know Football:</strong> Amateur football is familiar territory for you.</li></ul> <h3>Why us?</h3> <ul><li><p><strong>Be part of it from the start</strong> – Shape how Prematch grows and transforms amateur football.</p></li><li><p><strong>Competitive salary</strong> that you can be proud of.</p></li><li><p><strong>Employee participation (VSOP)</strong> — directly benefit from the company’s success.</p></li><li><p><strong>Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London</strong> — true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!</p></li><li><p><strong>Homeoffice</strong> — depending on your distance