Software Engineer

<p>The Streaming &amp; Media Engineering Team at Major League Baseball is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Los Angeles, CA office. In this role, you will help build the next generation of platforms powering world-class fan experiences across MLB’s streaming products, including live and on-demand video processing, live content insertion, and custom orchestration software that integrates with cutting-edge broadcast equipment and operations. As a key contributor, you will design, build, and operate highly reliable distributed systems within MLB’s streaming ecosystem, while writing hands-on code, influencing technical direction, and playing an active role in design and code reviews. You will also collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across engineering, product, and operations.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, implement, and maintain scalable, cloud-native services that power live and VOD streaming workflows</li> <li>Decompose complex systems into well-defined services, APIs, and modules</li> <li>Write clean, efficient, well-tested, and maintainable code</li> <li>Participate in architecture/design reviews and provide thoughtful technical feedback</li> <li>Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retros, postmortems)</li> <li>Contribute to operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and on-call support</li> <li>Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications &amp; Skills</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience</li> <li>2+ years of professional software development experience building and supporting production systems</li> <li>Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering high-quality solutions</li> <li>Experience with modern software development practices: Agile, source control, CI/CD, testing, and code reviews</li> <li>Strong experience with Core Java (or Kotlin) and Spring/Spring Boot</li> <li>Experience with messaging systems and relational/non-relational databases</li> <li>Experience with JavaScript (React and/or Node.js)</li> <li>Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP and/or AWS)</li> <li>Experience with cloud-native technologies: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Terraform</li> <li>Experience building distributed, event-driven, non-blocking systems (e.g., async I/O, virtual threads, reactive patterns)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus / Nice-to-Have Skills (AI / ML)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience with Generative AI / ML APIs (e.g., LLMs, embeddings, speech-to-text, video/audio analysis) and common AI-powered w