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

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 enigneer, who relishes in a variety of data sources, shapes, protocols and technologies. We assume you feel comfortable with analysing various sources, identifying the relevant data and then finding ways to extract it efficiently. Where generalization does exist, you should be able to identify it and work with the architects and other engineers in the creation of a data extraction framework.

We expect that you can be an advocate of clean code, and clean architecture, TDD (Test Driven Development), pair programming and always welcome feedback. 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.

THE CHALLANGE:

• 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

ABOUT YOU:

• Advanced TypeScript skills
• Understanding of network protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS, including response statuses, headers, request methods, cookies, etc.
• Familiarity with REST API & WebSockets
• Hands-on experience in writing tests
• Experience in designing and working on highly scalable systems
• Experience with Docker and K8s
• A can-do attitude, take pride in own work and an ability to keep up momentu

Desirable experience:

• Familiarity with various AWS services including S3, EC, VPC, ElastiCache, MSK, etc
• Experience with libraries and tools for web scraping/crawling, such as Puppeteer, Cheerio, Axios, or similar.
• gRPC
• Experience with Docker and K8s
• Worked in Agile development teams

OUR OFFER:

• Grow as an engineer 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

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS: 

• Initial Screening: A quick chat with our Talent Acquisition Partner to understand your background and expectations

• Technical Assessment: A short task to showcase your technical skills

• Technical Interview: Meet with the Technical team and Hiring Manager to dive into your solution and your expertise, as also discuss team fit

• Final Steps: Receive feedback and, if successful, an offer! 

Additional Information

At Sportradar, we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100% of the listed criteria) – we believe skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and grow with us, we invite you to join our team!