Sportradar
sports technology
SeniorSoftwareEngineer-Data(Python,AWS)
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“Senior Software Engineer - Data (Python, AWS) at Sportradar. Skills: Data Engineering, AWS, Python, Spark. Process terabytes of advertising data. Build and maintain ETL pipelines”
What You'll Achieve.
processing terabytes of data daily; sub-second query performance; handle massive data volumes daily; support both batch and real-time analytics requirements; detect data quality issues; high availability and accuracy; delivering the right data solutions
Industry & Context.
Scale & Performance Engineering; Data Pipeline Architecture & Development; Infrastructure & Data Quality Operations; Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration; End-to-End Data System Ownership; solving a high-level problem
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of data engineering experience, AWS services (S3, Lambda, Glue, Athena, Redshift, EMR, etc.), Apache Spark for large-scale data processing, Python for building data processing services and APIs, expert-level SQL for data processing and analytics, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines with automation best practices for data systems, clean, maintainable, well-documented code with comprehensive testing, scalable data architectures, data modeling, optimizing data processing workflows
Nice to Have
GenAI Tools (beneficial), contextual and prompt engineering with GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar AI assistants
What You'll Do.
Process terabytes of advertising data
Build and maintain ETL pipelines
Design scalable data processing systems
Develop backend APIs and microservices
Manage user-facing dashboards
Implement monitoring and alerting systems
Manage AWS infrastructure
Implement CI/CD best practices
Maintain high coding standards
Lead large-scale data projects
Bridge technical implementation with business requirements
Present technical concepts to stakeholders
Challenge requirements constructively
Take complete ownership of data engineering projects
Ensure high availability and accuracy
Champion clean code principles
Support delivering data solutions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working in cross-functional teams with analysts, product managers, and business stakeholders; Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration; bridging technical implementation with business requirements; mentoring team members; presenting technical concepts to stakeholders; collaborative environment with colleagues
Communication Scope
Exceptional communication skills; presenting technical concepts to stakeholders
Process & Methodology
leading large-scale data projects from requirements gathering through delivery, End-to-End Data System Ownership
Full Job Description
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. ABOUT US: The Ads Analytics team is the backbone of our advertising intelligence platform, processing terabytes of data daily from programmatic, social, and search advertising channels. We build end-to-end solutions that transform raw advertising data into actionable business insights and leverage rich analytics data to create sophisticated sport audience segments. THE CHALLENGE We're scaling rapidly and need a senior data engineer who can take ownership of complex, multi-faceted data projects. You'll be tackling challenges like: * Scale & Performance Engineering: Processing and analyzing terabytes of advertising data with sub-second query performance while building and maintaining robust ETL pipelines using Spark and AWS services to handle massive data volumes daily * Data Pipeline Architecture & Development: Designing and building scalable data processing systems, developing backend APIs and microservices (Python or Go), architecting data flows that support both batch and real-time analytics requirements, and managing user-facing dashboards that visualize complex data insights * Infrastructure & Data Quality Operations: Implementing robust monitoring and alerting systems to detect data quality issues, managing AWS infrastructure using Terraform, implementing CI/CD best practices, and maintaining high coding standards across data processing systems * Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration: Leading large-scale data projects from requirements gathering through delivery, bridging technical implementation with business requirements, mentoring team members, and presenting technical concepts to stakeholders while challenging requirements constructively * End-to-End Data System Ownership
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