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Senior Backend Engineer, Ballpark Services

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Senior Backend Engineer, Ballpark Services

New York, NY
 

As a Senior Software Engineer, your primary responsibilities will be to write clean, concise, modular code in an agile environment, mentor developers, and provide code reviews.


CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

  •   6+ years of software development experience in Java or Kotlin (preferred)

  •  3+ years of cloud experience managing infrastructure like Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres, BigQuery, and various other components

  • Ability to write public and private REST APIs in Java/Kotlin and KTOR

  • Experienced in building large and scalable applications using microservice design patterns

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Working knowledge of Agile process, CI/CD & build automation tools, and SRE best practices

  • API design experience

  •  Passionate about mentoring peer developers, providing code reviews, and helping your team solve difficult problems

  • Preferred Experience:

    •  High-level understanding of GoLang

    •  Google Cloud Platform (GCP), specifically Kubernetes

    • Experience with observability including using cloud native technologies and DataDog

    • Front-end experience using VueJS

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

    • Develop, monitor, and maintain a variety of microservices used by mobile applications and all 30 Baseball clubs

    •  Maintain and rewrite existing services from GoLang to Kotlin

    • Lean into developing serverless solutions to reduce management overhead and operating costs

    •  Develop solutions that leverage Firestore for real-time user interactions

    • Manage, update, and maintain some areas of our cloud infrastructure

    • Develop front-end experiences that allow baseball clubs to manage interactions and experiences with our fans

    •   Develop, monitor, and maintain services used to communicate with our fanbase. This includes push notifications, in-app messages, SMS notifications, and inbox messaging

    •  Lead and take ownership of critical projects and your own initiatives

    • Participate in the full lifecycle of software development (requirements gathering, designing, developing, testing, deploying, operating, supporting and maintenance)

    • Work closely with the Product management team to design new features integrated into the platform

    • Own portions of the backend architecture. You will be given the resources, support, and autonomy to drive solutions

    •  Work closely with the Ballpark mobile teams. The Ballpark application is currently the #1 App in sports in the App Store. You will work with the mobile team to create technical solutions that work across all platforms. 

    • Work directly with our partners, who are industry leaders in cloud and mobile software

    • Participate in an on-call rotation with other team members

    • Participate in short-term planning of software projects

     

    Per the Colorado pay transparency law, the hiring range for this position is $155,000 - $185,000.

    Why MLB? 

    Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of opportunity, collaboration, and professionalism. The professionals who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify and solve problems, put the team first, and work collaboratively. For those who are ready to join the “Major Leagues” of their careers, MLB takes the same approach as they do with their players: striving to empower their own “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are ready to step up to the plate and continue transforming America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come. 

    MLB’s vision is to be the global sport of choice for youth to play, fans of all backgrounds to enjoy and a desired destination for employment. 

    With a belief that the journey to growth and greatness is ongoing, MLB gives employees the opportunity to continue learning and honing their skills with programs such as: tuition reimbursement; mentorship programs; lunch and learns; online course subscriptions; paid industry certifications; business resource groups; and more. 

    MLB provides its employees with exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage. Premiums are 100% employer covered to help employees focus on being their best! 

    Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below! 

    If you are interested in joining our team and require a reasonable accommodation to assist with any part of the application and/or interview process, please contact us by email at: accommodations@mlb.com

    Client-provided location(s): New York, NY, USA
    Job ID: 6106355
    Employment Type: Other