Senior Software Engineer, Data & Analytics

Who Are We

SA Score is revolutionizing the landscape of student athletics. With new challenges in athlete compensation, recruitment, and roster management, universities are navigating a complex environment. Our platform leverages data to solve these issues, empowering universities to manage talent discovery, recruitment pipelines, player pay, roster management and team dynamics with ease.

Why Join Us?

• Innovation: Help universities navigate the new world of athlete compensation and recruitment.
• Impact: Play a crucial role in shaping the future of collegiate sports and student athletes' careers.
• Passion: Merge your love for sports with your technical skills in software and data.

We are looking for a strong senior software engineer with a passion for sports and data who want to help modernize the world of collegiate athletics.

About Your Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will act as a technical leader, taking on ownership over core parts of our software platform. Your daily responsibilities will include the following:

• Design and Build: Design, build, and improve business-critical data models, data pipelines, services, and APIs.
• Lead Projects: Lead the development of large-scale projects and features end-to-end, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Innovate Solutions: Leverage technical knowledge and data analysis to propose and implement innovative solutions to complex business challenges.
• Proactive Improvement: Independently identify and address technical issues, proactively seeking out opportunities to improve our architecture, codebase, and development practices.
• Self-Starter: Demonstrate a self-starter attitude, able to work both independently and in collaboration with an agile startup team, while aligning with our strategic goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with Universities: Work directly with universities to understand their technical challenges and develop tailored solutions that address their needs.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience working in software engineering, data science, or an equivalent role
• Strong Python skills with a familiarity of various data analysis libraries (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, etc)
• Strong understanding of backend and database design
• Experience working with data pipelines and webscrapers
• Experience working with AWS or equivalent cloud providers
• Strong technical communication skills
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent

Nice To Have

• Experience with Django / Django Rest Framework
• Experience with frontend frameworks (React, Next.js) and full-stack development
• A passion for sports