Senior Java Software Engineer
Sportradar is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer to join the Odds Tribe, a team responsible for managing betting probabilities through leading-edge mathematical models. The role involves building high-performance services and products based on real-time sports data collected globally across more than 30 different sports.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence the design and technology of these services while working in a collaborative, quality-focused environment. The position requires a professional who is comfortable using ATDD/BDD techniques and is committed to maintaining high engineering standards within a fast-growing organisation.
This role is fully office-based, as Sportradar strongly values in-person collaboration, knowledge sharing, fast decision-making, and team connection. Working together onsite is seen as a key driver of innovation, learning, and success.
- Build high-performance services/products on top of real-time sports data collected 24/7 globally for more than 30 different sports.
- Influence the design and technology of services/products.
- Become a domain expert in the world of real-time hi-tech sports data.
- Use ATDD/BDD techniques in daily work.
- Use Github and GitLab CI.
- Design and deliver distributed systems in production.
- Take ownership of complex initiatives independently, from architecture decisions to post-incident reviews.
- Mentor others naturally and perform technical reviews that are direct, constructive, and useful.
- Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders and know how to land a difficult message.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience with strong Java expertise (required)
- Ability to design and deliver distributed systems in production, and understanding what it takes to keep them running (required)
- Ability to take ownership of complex initiatives independently - from architecture decisions to post-incident reviews (required)
- Ability to mentor others naturally and perform technical reviews that are direct, constructive, and useful (required)
- Deep understanding of testing strategy, CI/CD, and what engineering excellence looks like in practice (required)
- Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders and know how to land a difficult message (required)
- Experience with AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, and microservices at scale (preferred)
- Engineering leadership skills where people see you as a role model (required)
- 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.
- Compensation: up to EUR 57000 - yearly.
Sportradar is a global sports technology company that collects, analyses and distributes sports data to betting operators, sports leagues and media companies. Headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and founded in 2001, it provides betting services, managed trading, integrity monitoring and audiovisual streaming across hundreds of sports. The company holds official data partnerships with organisations including the NBA, NHL, FIFA and ICC. Sportradar is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people worldwide.
