Senior Software 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.

Job Description

ABOUT US:

Sport provides people with a common connection - it can bring together and unite people from all walks of life and all corners of the globe to share sporting moments. We are NASDAQ-listed and are one of the fastest-growing sport-tech companies on the planet. Our division, “Sportradar ad:s ” provides data-driven marketing and sponsorship services to the iGaming industry, designed to help deliver significant efficiency improvements for marketing investments. The ad:s team develops and provides purpose-built tools and services to meet the individual marketing needs of sportsbooks and media publishers worldwide.

THE ROLE:  

As a Senior Software Engineer - ad:s (m/f/d) at Sportradar, you will be tackling all aspects of the software stack, from API design to front-end UI. Become part of a cross-functional team and take on the responsibility for delivering functional excellence and value to the business. 

From a technical standpoint, our product consists of multiple microservices that are hosted entirely in a cloud environment, with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) used for orchestration. As an engineering team, we're committed to finding the best solutions for any given challenge, and currently, we rely heavily on AWS Lambda and Step Functions to run our code, while using Amazon RDS and DocumentDB to store our data. To enable communication between our services, we use Amazon SNS and SQS, which provides us with a robust and scalable messaging system. On the code level, we strive for an appropriate level of abstraction, which allows us to write maintainable and scalable code. We're always refactoring our codebase to ensure it stays clean, and we have a high test coverage at all levels to ensure that our system behaves as expected. This helps us catch any issues early on in the development process, leading to a more robust and stable system. Working on this project is an exciting opportunity for any engineer who is passionate about cutting-edge technologies and building scalable, resilient systems. If you're someone who loves to solve complex technical challenges and thrives in a collaborative and innovative environment, we would love to have you on our team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Contribute and grow as part of a self-organized, agile software development team  

• Build our advertising technologies - from understanding the requirements to creating the fully functional UI  

• Design and craft highly scalable, fault-tolerant systems, while keeping your focus on quality, observability and security  

• Support and develop team members by providing feedback and guidance  

• Team up to extend and maintain together a safe and fun working environment 

YOUR PROFILE:  

Required:  

• 2+ years of previous professional experience in agile/lean development 

• 2+ years of previous commercial experience in Web Development 

• Passion for clean code and testing

• Strong consumer focus, ownership and communication 

Preferred:  

• TypeScript knowledge, especially using Node.js and one Frontend Framework (e.g. Vue.js)  

• Experience with cloud services 

• Experience utilizing databases, SQL or NoSQL

• Keen Interest in new technologies and learning  

OUR OFFER:  

• The possibility to help shape the future of Sportradar  

• All developers are directly contributing to products used by our clients in the global sports business.  

• The opportunity to work and develop within an inspiring and fast-growing company  

• The opportunity to grow your skills (German and English courses, Sportradar eAcademy, Engineering workshops, Code Retreats, Randori styled Coding Kata)  

• Involvement in shaping your own workday and career through a high degree of freedom to choose technology and your personal development path  

• A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia and US)  

• A company culture that promotes social aspects, sports, physical exercise and fun.     

• Innovative and cross-team challenges, office sports tournaments in Darts, Table Tennis, Tennis and others  

• Sportradar takes over the full costs of € 365.- for the Öffi-Ticket (Jahreskarte) for you.    

• A hybrid working model and the possibility to work from a home office when needed  

While we value the opportunities to work from home, we truly believe that being together, and sharing ideas, opportunities, trials and tribulations with teammates make us stronger and more innovative – individually and as a company. We strengthen the fibers of our Company each and every day, just by being together. For this reason, we operate a hybrid model where we are in the office 3 days a week.

The minimum monthly salary for this position is according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, overpayment will be considered depending on

qualifications

We relocated to our office near the Nordbahnviertel in the 2nd district of Vienna in Q1/2024. Due to the top inner-city location, we are excellently connected to the public transport network and the cycle path network and are therefore very easy to reach. In addition, we offer our employees a state-of-the-art infrastructure near the center of the most livable city in the world.

Buckle up, hold on tight and get ready for an incredible adrenaline-rush throughout this exciting ride with us: #maketheteam and shape your future as well as ours!

Additional Information

Sportradar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to encourage diversity within our teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to among other things, your background, status, or personal preferences