Senior Engineer

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.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

OVERVIEW: 

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 Division’ 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:   

• Use ATDD/BDD techniques in your daily work. 
• Use AWS, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI. 
• 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. You acknowledge that the most complex problems are really people based. Besides of all of that you’re not afraid to go out of your comfort zone.  

Required:   

• Engineering leadership skills where people see you as a role model. 
• A test-first mindset where your values are aligned with engineering quality practices. 
• Strong programming skills enabling you to deliver software with high performance, availability, and throughput. 
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as Java or C++ 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 resilience). 
• Online training videos. 
• Flexible working hours. 

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS: 

• Initial Screening: A quick chat with our Talent Acquisition Partner to understand your background and expectations. 
• Technical Assessment: A short (home) task to showcase your technical skills. 
• Two Technical Interviews: Meet with the Technical team and later with the Hiring Manager to dive into your solution, as also discuss team fit. 
• Onsite Interview (If not organized on prior interview stages): Meet with the local team and take a tour of our office for a final meet-and-greet. 
• Finals Steps: Receive feedback and, if successful, an offer! 

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!