Senior Software Engineer, Research & Development

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications that support Baseball Operations, with an emphasis on responsive and intuitive frontend experiences.
• Architect and implement scalable frontend systems, establishing patterns, component libraries, and standards that support long-term maintainability.
• Design and develop interactive data visualizations and dashboards that translate complex baseball data into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers.
• Build scalable, automated systems with longevity and maintainability in mind.
• Modernize legacy codebases and frontend interfaces while ensuring continuity of critical systems.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, continuous integration, and documentation.
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor in frontend and data visualization best practices, while remaining hands-on as an individual contributor.
• Collaborate closely with analysts, data scientists, and baseball operations staff to understand data needs and deliver effective visualization solutions.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to address any urgent issues with our software systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern frontend framework (e.g. React, Vue, Svelte).
• Experience building data visualizations using libraries such as D3.js, Layer Cake, or Plotly.
• Solid understanding of frontend architecture patterns, including component design and state management.
• Experience with relational databases and writing complex SQL queries.
• Proven experience maintaining, refactoring, and modernizing legacy codebases.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with sports data is a plus.

Work Environment

This position operates primarily in an office and stadium environment. The noise level is generally moderate but can increase significantly during events, ranging from low to very loud depending on crowd size and stadium activity. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printers.

Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit (for long periods of time); use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee may occasionally lift or move equipment, up to 20 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and focused vision.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work Ability to work a flexible schedule, including; extended hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Travel Some travel may be expected in this role.