Engineering Manager FanID (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

Sportradar is the leading global provider of sports entertainment products and services. Since 2001, we have occupied a unique position at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries; providing sports federations, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with a range of solutions to help grow their business. 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 Marketing Services” provides data-driven marketing and sponsorship services to the 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 sports-interested organisations and media publishers worldwide.    

We have launched FanID at Sportradar, a revolutionary data orchestration and activation solution for Sports Leagues, Teams and Brands leveraging our innovative Data Clean Room technology: https://lnkd.in/ecPn_mgv. If you would like to find out more, check this out: https://lnkd.in/ePiMQ_QN.

THE ROLE: 

As an Engineering Manager - FanID (m/f/d) at Sportradar, you will be responsible for developing the right capabilities in the ad:s tribe, equipping team members with the skills, tools and standard approaches to deliver functional excellence and value to the business. At the same time, the Technical Lead is a practicing and hands-on engineering, working alongside other Engineers as part of a Squad. As Technical Lead, you will be responsible for the line management and development of the people who are members of your team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Member of the Tribe’s Engineering Leadership group, contributing to topics such as:
  • Operational concerns like Security, Incident Management, DevOps, MLOps, Audit and Compliance 
  • Recruitment and Mentorship 
  • Engineering Roadmap 
  • SDLC alignment and improvement plans 
• Responsible for providing line management duties for all team members with a view to focusing on coaching and mentoring techniques aligned with agile principles and values. 
• Responsible for providing an inclusive environment where team members have the freedom and safety to innovate, experiment, and learn from failure. 
• Responsible for providing open and effective communication channels leading to greater knowledge transfer and alignment within the team

YOUR PROFILE: 

• 5+ years of professional experience in agile/lean software development, working on complex systems that serve many users
• Hands-on people and technical leadership experience
• Proven commercial experience developing in Python or similar languages  
• Able to communicate effectively in all circumstances with a wide range of business and technical stakeholders
• A passion for bringing great products into our world through collaboration and ingenuity
• Proven background in a production machine learning environment, with hands-on experience in developing and deploying machine learning models (deep learning and neural networks) and applying privacy-first AI frameworks
• Advantageous to have cryptographic or data clean room knowledge of the market
• Have experience scaling a team from the ground up to beyond 4 or more team members

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 and working experience. 

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