Basketball Data Platform Developer

Los Angeles Lakers; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Angeles Lakers are seeking a Software Developer for Basketball Data Strategy to build and maintain the internal data platform and mobile apps for players and staff. You will create interactive tools and visualizations to communicate insights across front office, coaching, scouting, and training teams.

With 4+ years in software engineering, you'll work on React/Vue front-ends, RESTful services, and scalable UI architectures, while leveraging AWS and Redis for performance.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Mobile development: Swift for iPhone apps.
• Experience with Vue or React and modern front-end stacks.
• Proficiency in building scalable UI infrastructure and architecture.
• Backend: RESTful services and caching with Redis.
• Experience with Git workflows and deployment pipelines.
• Relational database design and query optimization.
• Cloud familiarity with AWS for API deployment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Senior Developer to build apps delivering insights on on-court strategy, player acquisition, asset valuation, and player development.
• Develop and maintain the internal basketball operations website (e.g., Player Profiles, Scouting Reports).
• Create and enhance mobile app development platform for players and staff.
• Develop visualization tools to turn player data into charts, graphs, and interactive tools.
• Coordinate with coaching, salary cap, G League, conditioning, training, and scouting to meet interdepartmental needs.

Skills

4+ yrs software eng

Swift mobile dev

Vue/React front-end

UI architecture & scalability

RESTful backend

Redis caching

Git workflows

Relational DB design

AWS cloud

Education

Bachelors in CS or related field

Job description

Los Angeles Lakers are seeking a Software Developer for Basketball Data Strategy to build and maintain the internal data platform and mobile apps for players and staff. You will create interactive tools and visualizations to communicate insights across front office, coaching, scouting, and training teams.

With 4+ years in software engineering, you'll work on React/Vue front-ends, RESTful services, and scalable UI architectures, while leveraging AWS and Redis for performance.