Job Description:
Summary:
The New York Mets are seeking a full stack software engineer to join the Baseball Systems team. The ideal candidate would be an engineer with experience working in a fast-paced development environment, with strong engineering fundamentals, an eye for design, and a strong product feel. The role is in-person, based out of the Mets offices in Queens, NY. Prior experience in or knowledge of baseball is a plus but is not required.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with other members of the Baseball Systems team and the Data Engineering team to build full stack software serving the needs of various stakeholders across Baseball Operations
- Handle ad-hoc requests from stakeholders in a timely manner to ensure smooth operations across the organization
- Drive engineering excellence across the entire stack through areas like test coverage, improved types, better code re-use, and AI-assisted development workflows
- Partner directly with Baseball Operations stakeholders to understand their workflows, identify underlying needs, and shape practical software solutions
- Own features from problem definition and early prototyping through implementation, rollout, and iteration, balancing user needs, technical quality, and delivery speed
- Use stakeholder feedback, observed usage, and product judgment to simplify workflows and improve the usefulness and usability of existing tools
- Participate in an occasional on-call rotation to support critical baseball systems, with increased support responsibilities during the baseball season, including some evenings and weekends
Qualifications:
Required
- A degree, or significant experience in, Computer Science or a related field
- 3+ years of relevant work experience
- Experience with component-based JavaScript frameworks, preferably React
- Experience both consuming and creating APIs to integrate with data sources
- Ability to rapidly ramp up domain knowledge
- Strong product judgment and attention to detail, with experience translating ambiguous user needs into intuitive software and refining it through feedback
Nice to have
- Experience with telemetry and monitoring suites
- Experience working with cloud platforms
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline best practices and patterns
- A general knowledge of SQL and relational databases
- Experience in iOS development, preferably using Swift
- Experience using LLMs and AI-assisted development tools to build, test, and maintain software
The above information is intended to describe the general nature, type, and level of work to be performed. The information is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for this position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The individual selected may perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
The New York Mets value the unique qualities individuals with various backgrounds and experiences can offer the organization. Our continued success depends heavily on the quality of our workforce. The Organization is committed to providing employees with the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential.
Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000
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