Senior Software Engineer
Sportradar is seeking a passionate Senior Software Engineer to join the Sports Media Team in Warsaw. The role involves solving complex problems and building cloud-native solutions within a cross-functional team of talented peers. The team works with exclusive data rights for top leagues, including the MLB, NBA, NHL, and NASCAR, to power live game data and analytics solutions used by major global broadcasters and platforms.
The successful candidate will design, build, test, and deploy high-scale systems that support billions of API calls monthly. The position requires a focus on engineering excellence, mentoring team members, and championing best practices to ensure the scalability, security, and maintainability of applications. Sportradar fosters a collaborative environment where AI-assisted development tools are integrated into the daily workflow.
- Design, build, test, and deploy cloud-native, high-scale systems used by enterprise customers and broadcasters worldwide.
- Work on a cross-functional product team alongside Product, Engineering, and Design to deliver impactful features and reliable systems.
- Collaborate with internal and external engineering groups to design well-architected services with clear boundaries and strong alignment.
- Champion best practices that improve the speed, scalability, security, and maintainability of applications.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure high code quality and knowledge sharing.
- Mentor less-experienced engineers and foster a supportive, collaborative engineering culture.
- Contribute to an environment where AI-assisted development tools are an integral part of the workflow.
- Serve as a trusted technical leader within the team, promoting engineering excellence and a strong DevOps mindset.
- 6+ years of professional software development experience, including designing and building production systems at scale (required)
- Strong experience with data-driven architecture and modern systems design (REST APIs, microservices, GraphQL experience a plus) (required)
- Proven track record building scalable, reliable, maintainable software in production environments (required)
- Proficiency with SQL, NoSQL, and in-memory data stores at scale (required)
- Solid understanding of core software engineering principles and patterns (required)
- Experience integrating AI tools into development workflows or using AI to enhance product capabilities (required)
- Experience with SaaS platforms and cloud-based ecosystems (required)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab/GitHub, and automated deployment tooling (required)
- Comfortable working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) (required)
- Experience with AI-assisted coding tools like Cursor, Copilot, etc. (required)
- Strong understanding and implementation of cloud-native architectures (AWS serverless and/or containers preferred) at scale in production (or a strong desire for to learn this and gain these skills) (nice-to-have)
- A collaborative global environment with engineering teams across Europe, Asia, and the US.
- Flexibility and autonomy to manage your work and balance priorities.
- A vibrant, inclusive community, including Women in Tech and Pride groups.
- Access to the Global Employee Assistance Programme.
- Subscriptions to Calm and Reulay for wellbeing and resilience.
- Online training resources and continuous learning opportunities.
- Flexible working hours and hybrid work options.
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.