Sportradar is hiring a

Senior Software Developer - Kotlin / Kafka

Trondheim, Norway
Full-Time

Sportradar, the global leader in understanding and leveraging the power of sports data and digital content, is seeking a Backend Kotlin Developer for the in-game controller team in Trondheim. You will be working on a team that delivers scores, points serve, the ball bounces and other events from live matches in real-time.

The engineering team in Trondheim support the business needs of media houses all over the world. Working as a part of the Production Engineering Tribe, you will be responsible for implementing backend applications together with team members who receive all our live events in a global infrastructure.

We are seeing an increasing demand for our in-game product to support more sports to cover more sporting events like the NBA and ATP. The applications require high uptime and a global presence. You will be involved in delivering thousands of events per match to millions of end-users all over the world. Most of the daily tasks involve working with Kotlin, Kafka, AI coding assistants, Kubernetes, Gitlab CI/CD and other tools. 

We are looking for someone who has a passion for development and creating state-of-the-art solutions, has a sound working knowledge of Kotlin, is familiar with Kafka, knows new and current technological trends, designs and development processes, as well as solution testability and maintainability. 

THE CHALLENGE:

  • Design, build, test, and deploy cloud-native solutions used by our Enterprise Customers, supporting billions of calls per month with hundreds of millions of end users.
  • Build high-performance services/products on top of our real-time sports data collected 24/7 globally for more than 30 different sports with Kotlin & Kafka
  • Participate in Code Reviews and writing tests – we are a quality-focused company
  • Advocate and learn to optimize your team’s applications for maximum speed, scale, security, and maintainability through best practices.
  • Be a trusted member of your team, fostering a strong culture of collaboration and best practices in the software development lifecycle.
  • Some of the other technologies we use: Quarkus; AWS ; Terraform Proto; Grafana; Gitlab CI/CD Kubernetes 

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 you’re willing to learn and grow with us, we invite you to join our team!

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