Junior Software Engineer

Company Description

Sportradar is a trailblazer in global sports technology, where your skills will enhance the creation of immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors worldwide. 
 
Established in 2001, Sportradar operates at the intersection of the sports, media, and betting industries, delivering top-tier technology solutions to sports federations, media companies, consumer platforms, and betting operators to drive business growth.  

Partnered with prestigious organizations such as the NBA, ATP, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, FIFA, UEFA, Bundesliga, AFC and Conmebol, we cover nearly a million events annually across all major sports. 

As part of our team, you'll leverage our extensive industry relationships and expertise to innovate and elevate the sports fan experience. Moreover, through our Integrity Services division, you'll contribute to promoting an integrity-driven environment that safeguards the sports industry. 

If you're ready to embrace a pivotal role in transforming the sports industry and reimagining the sports fan experience, explore our exciting career opportunities at Sportradar. 

Job Description

Imagine being part of one of the most supportive communities you will encounter in your professional career. Imagine the company where ‘teamwork’ is not just a buzzword, but one of the core values of each employee. Imagine the place with huge emphasis on building own services using the quality-focused engineering practices and cloud-first principles. The place where you can become great at things you’re currently good at. All that while maintaining work‑life balance. 

The ‘Odds Unit’ in Sportradar offers popular trading services, used by over 200 organizations worldwide. Our team of experts manage betting probabilities using our leading edge mathematical models. Our clients can control their own sportsbooks in web interfaces, configuring everything from event and odds creation to market monitoring and result confirmation. 

At Sportradar, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture and community. We partner with organizations and serve a customer base that is widely diverse. To best meet the needs of our partners and customers, we believe in ensuring our current and future employees feel empowered to bring forward their unique selves, opinions and viewpoints. 

Join our team and become a part of the global, fast-growing success.  

THE CHALLENGE:   

• Learn and use ATDD/BDD techniques in your daily work. 
• Learn and use AWS, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI. 
• Help build high performance services/products on top of our real-time sports data collected 24/7 globally for more than 30 different sports.     
• A real opportunity to influence the design and technology. 
• Take an active part in making the most out of our AWS partnership. 
• Become a domain expert in the exciting world of real-time hi-tech sports data. 

YOUR PROFILE:   

You are a developer who likes solving challenging problems and being focused at work. Learning is a natural part of your workday. You enjoy collaborating with a diverse group of people, you are passionate about what you do, have a high interest in keeping up with current best practices in your areas of expertise and you look at programming languages as tools and not constraints. You are curious about both technology and people.  

Required:   

• A test-first mindset where your values are aligned with engineering quality practices. 
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages, preferably Java and clean code/architecture principles. 
• A personal interest in keeping up with the general trends of software product development. 
• A can-do attitude, take pride in own work and an ability to keep up momentum. 

Desirable experience: 

• Worked in Agile development teams  
• Cloud based services from AWS   
• Distributed systems   
• Message queuing (RabbitMQ, Kafka)   
• Docker, Kubernetes   
• Protobuf & GRPC   

OUR OFFER:   

• A 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. 
• A balance of structure and autonomy to tackle your 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 resilien