Senior Software Engineer - ESPN Content Enhancements

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design, develop, and maintain software systems that support live broadcast content automation. You'll work closely with partners in production, creative, and operations to deliver scalable, elegant solutions for new features and core platform architecture. The team is looking for someone who takes pride in craftsmanship, values detail, and brings curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, frameworks, and platforms.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a technical or software development role
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• Strong understanding of object-oriented (OO) software design
• Proven ability to design, develop, and manage MySQL databases
• Solid proficiency in C# and/or VB programming languages
• Experience writing code that consumes RESTful APIs and JSON data
• Ability to work collaboratively with technology, engineering, operations, production, and creative services teams
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail
• Serves as a high-level technical resource and “go-to” person for less-experienced engineers
• Demonstrated success in building solutions of significant scope and complexity that have been successfully deployed to end users
• Demonstrated ability to research, evaluate, and learn new technologies
• Driven, self-motivated, and capable of working independently
• Ability to travel globally, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required
• Willingness to provide 24/7/365 support for live production environments
• Experience working with league data feeds and other external data providers
• Genuine passion for sports and live event production

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Relocation Assistance