Software Engineer - Automated Sports Highlights (m/f/d)

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

ABOUT US:

Interested in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Deep Learning and other modern technologies? Then the Innovation team and the Automated Sports Highlights project within Sportradar are the right fit for you. We are enhancing the sports experience for fans, athletes, and teams across the globe through world-class AI solutions and are committed to advancing the state of the art of Sport through continuous innovation.

Our cutting-edge technologies will revolutionize the way individuals interact with and participate in sports.

We seek a talented Software Engineer to join the Automated Sports Video Highlights project.

THE CHALLENGE: 

As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining software engineering part of the Automated Highlights project and will work closely with the data science to deliver and end to end solution to production. You will use your software engineering expertise to propose and implement software solutions, based on requirements, that will help the team deliver quickly and efficiently.

• Design, build, test, deploy and maintain backend services for our automated highlights project, including but not limited to data processing pipelines and API endpoints.
• Participate in analyzing business requirements and designing new functionalities, breaking down complex and abstract requirements into smaller concrete components that will help the team deliver quickly and efficiently.
• Write clean, scalable, documented, and understandable code. 
• Participate in code review processes.
• Build reusable code libraries.
• Design, implement, and extend APIs.
• Research new technologies and methodologies to address technical issues.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of existing software solutions.

ABOUT YOU: 

• Proficiency in Python. Experience with other languages will be considered a plus, particularly some front-end languages.
• Experience in managing larger projects from their conception to their maturity.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines for software release lifecycle.
• Experience with frameworks for web APIs (Flask, FastAPI, ...), API specifications (OpenAPI, gRPC).
• Familiarity of Cloud Service Providers (especially AWS).
• Some knowledge of lifecycle of ML/DL applications.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

OUR OFFER: 

• A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia and US). 
• Ability to shape your own workday and career via a clearly defined professional and personal development plan. 
• Opportunity to work with senior leadership team and develop yourself within an inspiring and fast-growing company. 
• Vibrant and inclusive community, including Women in Tech and Pride groups which welcome all participants. 
• Flexible working hours. 
• New office with several additional benefits.

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. 
• Finals 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!