EU remote
Staff Java Software Engineer
About this role
ABOUT US: The Sports Data & Odds Engineering organization is responsible for developing, delivering, and operating a broad portfolio of products that power Sportradar's global sports data and betting ecosystem - processing millions of real-time events every day for media companies, sports federations, betting operators, and consumer apps across 120 countries. Working closely with rights holders, media organizations, and betting partners, our teams build and maintain highly scalable systems that support the collection, processing, analysis, and distribution of sports data and odds across more than 30 sports disciplines, including e-sports.
The development teams based in Warsaw contribute to multiple products and initiatives across these domains, building distributed systems that operate at global scale, process millions of events daily, and deliver mission-critical services that are available 24/7. THE CHALLENGE: This is a role for a technical leader who wants to shape the direction of an engineering organization, not just contribute to it. You will define architecture, drive strategy across multiple teams, and have the kind of influence that makes the whole platform better - not just your corner of it.
At Sportradar the problems are real, the scale is global, and the pace is fast. This is not a role for someone who wants to be told what to build. Key Responsibilities: Define and drive technical architecture and engineering strategy across multiple teams and product areas Lead the design of scalable, high-performance distributed systems that process millions of real-time events daily Own complex cross-functional initiatives with significant business impact, from first principles through to production Set engineering standards, architecture principles, and the long-term technical roadmap for your area Mentor Senior Engineers and act as the technical anchor for teams working through ambiguous, high-stakes problems Influence engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders - and translate technical strategy into business outcomes they care about Bring deep expertise in AWS, cloud-native platforms, Kubernetes, and event-driven architectures to decisions that matter at org level Lead platform modernization, technical transformation, and large-scale migration initiatives where needed ABOUT YOU: You are a recognized technical leader with a track record that speaks for itself.