Senior Java Engineer - Real-Time Sports Data Platform

GamblingCareers.com; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative global team

Clear development plan

Opportunity to work with senior leader

Diversity and inclusion programs

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Sportradar is seeking an experienced Java engineer to own design, build, and operate scalable services for live sports data in a high-availability, 24/7 environment. You will shape architecture, mentor peers, and drive engineering excellence across resilient distributed systems.

The role emphasizes ownership from design to production, cloud-native decisions on AWS, and collaboration with leadership in a fast-growing, office-based setting in Wroclaw.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with strong Java expertise.
• Ability to design and deliver distributed systems in production.
• Ownership of complex initiatives from architecture to post-incident reviews.
• Mentor others and perform constructive technical reviews.
• Deep understanding of testing, CI/CD, and engineering excellence in practice.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, and microservices at scale is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable, high-performance Java services for sports data and betting products running 24/7.
• Take independent ownership of complex technical initiatives from design through production.
• Contribute to cloud-native architecture on AWS, and guide platform decisions.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and pairing to foster growth.
• Improve code quality, test coverage, and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with leadership on technical direction and provide constructive pushback when needed.
• Build expertise in a real-time data environment used by millions of users daily.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

AWS

Kafka

Kubernetes

Microservices

CI/CD

Mentoring

Leadership

Communication

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Kubernetes

Job description

Sportradar is seeking an experienced Java engineer to own design, build, and operate scalable services for live sports data in a high-availability, 24/7 environment. You will shape architecture, mentor peers, and drive engineering excellence across resilient distributed systems.

The role emphasizes ownership from design to production, cloud-native decisions on AWS, and collaboration with leadership in a fast-growing, office-based setting in Wroclaw.