The Software Engineer position is responsible for creating the code powering the baseball experience as part of MLB.com. Launched in 2001 as the tech arm of Major League Baseball, MLB.com is renowned for creating experiences that baseball fans love - and we're just getting started!
This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with other world-class engineers, product developers, and designers; contribute to award-winning and complex apps and systems; influence the innovation of products used by millions globally; and work in a highly collaborative, results-oriented, team environment.
Using cutting edge technology, our software is consumed by fans, broadcasters, stadiums, MLB Clubs and the League itself. We are looking for Software Engineers that are passionate about building new technologies for the baseball industry.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Qualifications
3-5 years experience working in software development
Backend: JavaScript/NodeJS, Java/Spring, Postgres, GraphQL, Redis,
Ability to work independently
Nice to Haves
Baseball Fan
Experience with GraphQL and data federation
Distributed and/or Event Driven Systems Knowledge
Experience working with K8s and Google Cloud
Experience working with React/Mobx/Material UI (or comparable modern framework experience)
Terraform and/or Infrastructure as Code experience
Experience working with python and data analysis libraries
Responsibilities
Coding
Work in a Full Stack capacity primarily in JavaScript (Node.js), Typescript, and Java
Design, maintain, and tune high-performance code to ensure optimal response time
Write clean, concise, modular code that is easily testable and scalable
Collaboration
Participate in an agile environment
Participate in the full software development lifecycle (requirements gathering, designing, building, testing and maintenance)
Perform code reviews
Mentor earlier career team members
Work with other teams on project tasks
Pay Range: $120,000 - $155,000
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:
100% Employer Paid Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums
Company Contributed 401K Plan
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
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.
MLB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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
Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below!