Senior Software Engineer

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 Statcast data since the product’s inception in 2015. They are also at the forefront of technological innovation in sports, developing advancements such as the Automated Balls & Strikes system (ABS), 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 MLB Technology Blog 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:

• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with either GCP or AWS.
• High-Performance Caching: In-depth knowledge of Redis or Valkey.
• Asynchronous Messaging: Familiarity with message brokers like ActiveMQ, Kafka, or RabbitMQ.
• Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): Experience with Fastly, Cloudflare, or Akamai.
• Relational Databases: Solid experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL, including writing and optimizing complex, performant queries.
• Frontend Development: As this is a more backend heavy role, experience with TypeScript and React is a significant plus.

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

• Competitive Benefits Package
• Company 401K Contribution
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
• Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Pet Insurance