Senior Staff Engineer
Job Summary
LOCATION: Bremen
JOB TYPE: Permanent
SALARY: Competitive
OVERVIEW Come work for one of the fastest-growing sports tech and iGaming companies in the world. Our NASDAQ-listed organization is aligned around shared passions for sports and technology supporting thousands of partners with data and content worldwide.
We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to act as a technical catalyst within our iGaming division. This is a high-impact leadership role: you wont just write code; you will define the engineering culture and architectural vision for our sports-based casino games. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of high-frequency sports data and engaging real-time gaming experiences. You will partner with leadership to translate product strategy into robust scalable technical roadmaps while empowering our developers to work smarter and faster through modern engineering methodologies including AI-driven development.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Architectural Vision: Lead the design and evolution of highly resilient low-latency and distributed architectures that power our iGaming products ensuring they handle massive concurrency and real-time video and sports data streams.
AI-Augmented Engineering: Champion the adoption of AI coding assistants (e.g. GitHub Copilot Cursor Cody) within our development lifecycle. Define standards for AI-assisted code generation automated documentation test-case generation and legacy code refactoring to drastically improve team velocity and code quality.
Engineering Excellence: Set the bar for best practices. Guide teams in test-driven development (TDD) security-first design and clean-code principles. Foster an environment where quality and speed are not trade-offs but partners.
Cross-Team Enablement: Work across the organization to break down silos. You will act as a bridge between front-end back-end and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless product delivery and technical alignment.
Hands-On Technical Leadership: Stay close to the code. Dive into critical path issues participate in complex problem-solving and lead by example in difficult refactoring or high-stakes feature implementations.
Mentorship & Growth: Mentor Staff and Senior Engineers cultivating a culture of continuous learning. Your success is measured by the growth and autonomy of the engineers around you.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: 10 years of software development experience with a proven track record in the iGaming betting or high-concurrency real-time gaming sectors.
Tech Stack: Expert-level proficiency in Java/JVM ecosystems and modern front-end frameworks (e.g. React TypeScript).
AI Fluency: Deep experience in leveraging AI coding assistants to improve development workflows. You understand not just how to prompt these tools but how to integrate them into a secure enterprise-grade engineering process.
System Design: Proven ability to architect complex distributed systems in the cloud. Deep expertise in AWS (ECS EKS RDS S3).
Influence: Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple squads not just your immediate team.
Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical constraints into business risks/opportunities for non-technical leadership.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Expertise in low-latency game engine architecture (mobile or browser-based).
Experience building and scaling real-time video streaming solutions.
Knowledge of global iGaming regulatory requirements and compliance standards.
Strong understanding of DevOps as a culture not just a toolset.
OUR OFFER
Join us in our vision to develop innovative and disruptive new iGaming products based on the vast library of sports data in Sportradar
A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe Asia and US).
A challenging rewarding and fun environment with stimulating tasks
Investment in your continued development
Competitive salary and benefits (e.g. retirement pension and health care benefits)
Corporate fitness activities (e.g. football table soccer darts) and a special corporate fitness program
Vibrant and inclusive community including Women in Tech and Pride groups which welcome all participants
Additional Information :
At Sportradar we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs facilities and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100% of the listed criteria) we believe skills evolve over time. If youre willing to learn and grow with us we invite you to join our team!
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ: SRAD), founded in 2001, is a leading global sports technology company creating immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors. Positioned at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries, the company provides sports federations, news medi ... View more