Senior Staff Software Engineer (Sports Media)

Our Sports Media Team works with exclusive data rights for top leagues such as MLB, NBA, NHL, and NASCAR, providing direct access to in-stadium data including player and optical tracking. For other leagues like the NFL, NCAA, and global sports, the team builds tooling for an extensive scouting network. The systems power the fastest and most accurate live game data in the market, supporting billions of API calls monthly and enabling global partners like Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, The Score, and Bleacher Report to build exceptional fan experiences. Analytics and broadcast solutions help storytellers at Fox Sports, Bally Sports, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, and more deliver narratives, statistics, and graphics seen by millions during major sporting events, from the World Series to the Super Bowl.

• 12+ years professional software engineering experience, including building large, distributed production systems
• Deep expertise in systems architecture, distributed systems design, and cloud-native platforms
• Demonstrated ability to deliver and lead multi-team, multi-quarter initiatives
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to make high-impact architectural decisions
• Proven track record influencing at organization-level, not just team-level
• High proficiency in modern backend engineering (JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js) and familiarity with broader stack
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage senior leadership and cross-functional partners
• Experience mentoring engineers and shaping engineering culture

Nice to have:

• Experience designing real-time, high-throughput data platforms
• Expertise with AWS serverless, Kubernetes, or distributed messaging systems
• Experience in developer platform engineering or large-scale API ecosystems
• Prior contributions to company-wide architectural standards
• Experience using AI tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to enhance engineering velocity

Org Level Technical Leadership:

• Own architectural direction for major product surfaces
• Establish long term engineering priorities and influence technology strategy
• Drive platform modernization, scalability, observability, and resiliency initiatives
• Introduce new technologies, patterns, and frameworks with measurable impact

Architecture & System Design:

• Architect distributed, high availability systems that must operate with extremely low latency under global scale
• Evaluate system bottlenecks, performance issues, and design limitations driving solutions across multiple teams
• Provide authoritative guidance on trade offs involving cost, reliability, performance, and complexity

Mentorship & Talent Development:

• Mentor Engineers
• Coach teams on architecture, system design, and engineering best practices
• Participate in engineering hiring, leveling calibration, and interview standards

Cross Functional Strategic Influence:

• Partner with Engineering Managers, Product Directors, and senior leadership to define technical roadmaps
• Translate business strategy into scalable technical solutions and system architectures
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to executives, teams, and partner organizations

Operational Excellence:

• Lead initiatives that improve uptime, latency, performance, deployment safety, and observability
• Drive org wide improvements in CI/CD automation, developer experience, and production reliability
• Champion high engineering standards, including AI assisted development practices

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. Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet 100% of the listed criteria.