Senior Software Engineer, Baseball Engineering

The Baseball Data Platform team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in the San Francisco office to help capture and tell the story of baseball through data, shaping the future of the fan experience. This team has been responsible for the collection, analysis, and distribution of Emmy Award-winning data since the product’s inception in 2015. They are also at the forefront of technological innovation in sports, developing advancements such as the , which made its debut at the Major League level in Spring Training 2025. This is a unique opportunity for an engineer to join our team and help change the way fans consume the game for generations to come. You will partner with business stakeholders, product managers, and cross‑functional engineering teams to facilitate the design and implementation of new, engaging features for our users, while blending tradition with innovation.

The ideal candidate will be an engineer with a knowledge of the software development lifecycle, experience working with and supporting engineers, and a background in data delivery via highly scalable, distributed systems. Learn more about what the team does via the and if you like what you see, we hope you’ll consider joining us on this journey.

Responsibilities

• Build Core Backend Services : Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance web services and APIs using Java Spring Boot to power real‑time baseball data products.
• Manage Critical Data Pipelines : Oversee the end‑to‑end lifecycle of baseball data, ensuring the timely and accurate collection, processing, and distribution to key systems like Statcast and betting partners.
• Develop & Operate Cloud Infrastructure : Design, build, and optimize our cloud‑native infrastructure using Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform, implementing robust monitoring and participating in an on‑call rotation to ensure high availability.
• Architect Technical Solutions : Collaborate with product managers and other engineers to architect, design, and implement robust backend solutions for new features and platform improvements.
• Drive System Performance & Quality : Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, enhance system observability and reliability, and champion best practices in testing and code quality.
• Take Technical Ownership : Take full ownership of backend systems from development through production, drive technical innovation, and contribute to our inclusive, collaborative engineering culture.

Qualifications & Skills

5+ years of professional experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, distributed APIs and backend services.

Deep, hands‑on expertise in Java and the Spring Boot framework , including a strong understanding of JVM tuning, concurrency, and memory management.

A strong foundation in designing and operating highly available, cloud‑native systems using tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills , with a passion for collaborating in a fast‑paced, agile environment.

We’d be particularly excited if you have experience with the technologies we use to scale and secure our platform :

Salary range : $150,000 - $185,000 (Base Salary) + Bonus

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related aspects of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees.

Top MLB Perks & Benefits

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 growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players : empowering our “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 passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

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