Senior Java Developer

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.

Join our team and become a part of the global fast-growing success of Sportradar.  

ABOUT US:

A technology first software development company with high emphasis on achieving technical excellence and building services on best practice cloud principles. We build our own product and believe in 'you build it, you own it', so we want to give our squads autonomy to choose the right solutions.  

We are NASDAQ-listed and are one of the fastest-growing sports-tech companies on the planet. Our vision is built on long-term relationships with all our partners including NBA, UEFA, ATP, MLB, NHL and many more. The Live Data Services team is the heart of our live data ecosystem, gathering all the events for more than 30 sports and providing them to our clients.  

THE CHALLANGE:

As a Senior JAVA Developer in our Live Data Integrations team we expect that you are passionate about your craft and already have a good understanding of modern development techniques. We expect that you value simplicity, clean code, and clean architecture, you practice TDD (Test Driven Development), pair programming and always welcome feedback.
You will be an integrated and important part of the team you are assigned to. We will give you the necessary introduction to get you familiar with our systems and processes, but also expect you to have the necessary experience to be familiar with the way we work. We would like that you take a strong position within the team and be an advocate for good development practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, build and deploy new applications or enhancements to existing applications
• Work with other technical staff to understand problems, develop specifications and resolve them
• Take part in the constant challenge to create a maintainable, well-designed architecture that stands up to the future
• Apply best practices throughout the software development lifecycle

ABOUT YOU:

• Extensive experience developing backend solutions in Java
• Ability to write a clean, well-crafted, and tested code (XP, TDD) 
• Experience with Spring Framework
• Experience with event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)
• Strong experience in SQL, especially MySQL, but also NoSQL
• Strong experience with cloud-based applications and microservices (AWS, Gitlab CI) 
• Agile mindset (focus on delivering working software, collaboration, and improvement) 
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly self-motivated and self-driven
• Team player, able to work with new teams
• Flexible to adapt to changing priorities and able to work with tight deadlines
• Committed to upholding the highest professional work standards and ethics

OUR OFFER:

• The opportunity to work and develop within an inspiring and fast-growing company.  
• Flat organization with high degree of individual responsibility
• A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia and the US)
• Very good social and physical working environment
• A company culture that promotes social aspects, sports, physical exercise, and fun.  
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Hybrid work model

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS: 

• Initial Screening: A brief conversation with our Talent Acquisition Partner to review your background, experience, and expectations
• Technical Task: A take-home coding assignment designed to reflect our daily work, completed at your convenience
• Technical Interview (90 minutes): An in-depth discussion on your submitted coding task, including a review of your thought process, live coding exercises, and a system design conceptual discussion
• Cultural Fit Interview (30 minutes): A conversation with Senior Management to assess your ability to work in a matrix organization and collaborate with stakeholders

We keep it simple and aim to wrap up the process within 3 weeks.

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!