Position: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Citi Field – Queens, New York

Job Description:
The New York Mets are seeking a Senior Software Engineer in their Baseball Systems department. This individual will help architect and guide the Systems group in the building of mobile and web applications to enrich the Mets data ecosystem and inform decision-making within Baseball Operations. This position requires a strong background in mobile and web development. The ideal candidate would use lessons from personal experience to build scalable baseball solutions, mentor team members in software best practices, and architect new capabilities within Baseball Operations at the Mets. We are looking for strong engineering generalists who are excited to work on greenfield software projects and design scalable systems. This is a senior IC role that will be expected to mentor, write code part-time, and weigh-in heavily on technical designs and implementation details of solutions.

Prior experience in or knowledge of baseball is a plus but is not required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain and scale a broad collection of internal applications that enhance player development, scouting, and executive decision making
• Lead weekly software sprint meetings and retrospectives
• Partner with leadership and our design lead in building out the ongoing product roadmap
• Manage the technical on-call rotation and code review practices
• Communicate broadly with the greater Technology group at the Mets around status, technical needs, and blockers
• Develop exciting user-facing applications by designing, building, and deploying reliable, readable code for platforms within Baseball Operations
• Collaborate with a variety of engineers and internal stakeholders to validate designs and facilitate clean rollouts and deployments of new products
• Lend expertise to technical decision-making around the choices of technologies, platforms, and third-party partners
• Architect and oversee the rollout of backend APIs to facilitate scalable flow of baseball data
• Integrate with a variety of third-party APIs to enrich the New York Mets data ecosystem
• Work with data engineers to facilitate the easy collection and access of valuable baseball data
• Own green field projects with a high degree of technical control that extend the capabilities of the New York Met Baseball Operations organization

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
• 6+ years of relevant work experience
• Management experience preferred
• Strong proficiency in Javascript, including experience working with Node.js and React
• Experience building scalable system within cloud platforms, e.g. GCP, AWS
• Experience reviewing code and developing test suites for scalable technological systems
• Experience working with MySQL and other relational databases
• Experience with different API frameworks, including REST and GraphQL
• Familiarity with modern agile practices and development tools
• Ability to work collaboratively with designers, analysts, and other engineers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience in baseball or biomechanics analysis is a plus
• Prior experience in mobile development (Objective-C, Java) is a plus

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 recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and value the unique qualities individuals of various backgrounds and experiences can offer to 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.

To Apply:
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Position: Technical Product Manager

Location: Citi Field – Queens, New York

Job Description:
The New York Mets are seeking a Technical Product Manager for Baseball Systems. This person will work with leadership to help prioritize, spec, and roll out technical work on software projects for Baseball Operations at the New York Mets. This position requires a technically-minded product expert to help guide the work the Mets do internally to generate sustainable on-field success. The ideal candidate would be detail-oriented, communicate clearly and efficiently, and have a strong grasp of modern design and development practices. Prior experience in or knowledge of baseball is a plus but is not required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Interface with cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements, and work with baseball systems team to define, evaluate, and prioritize program scope and implementation plans.
• Develop and manage end-to-end project plans and ensure on-time delivery.
• Provide hands-on program management during analysis, design, development, testing, release, and post-release phases.
• Communicate roadmaps/plans to stakeholders, providing transparency into delivery schedule
• Identify key metrics/measures that will be used to evaluate success and validate the impact of Baseball Systems and our products.
• Drive internal process improvements that translate to measurable on-field success
• Contribute to overall Baseball Systems strategy by generating product plans and crafting parts of the product roadmap
• Evangelize products internally and help collect feedback post-launch

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of relevant work experience in technical product management, development, and planning
• Comfort with leading technical discussions from ambiguity to clearly defined action items.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, and to take control of large-scale projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and familiar with modern project-planning tools
• Prior experience in software development, namely GCP, React, Node experience is a plus
• Prior experience in baseball is a plus
• Any level of fluency in Spanish would be a plus

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 recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and value the unique qualities individuals of various backgrounds and experiences can offer to 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.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

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Position: Manager, On-Field Strategy

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Manager, On-Field Strategy in the Baseball Operations Department. The position is full-time and is based in New York City.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide analytical and administrative support to the On-Field and Competition Committees
• Analyze trends in gameplay and strategy
• Evaluate the effectiveness of experimental playing rules and the impact of new technologies and other on-field initiatives
• Collaborate with departments across the Commissioner’s Office to provide support for day-to-day operations and relevant projects
• Other projects as assigned by the On-Field Strategy department

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated interest in baseball and baseball-related analysis
• Detail oriented with very strong quantitative background, including experience working with large data sets and leading complex analysis
• Experience with SQL–or other relational database platforms–and statistical modeling software (R, STATA, Python, etc.)
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance, including significant quantitative coursework
• Several years of work experience in data science, finance, or other quantitative field

To Apply:
Please visit this site and complete the LinkedIn application.

Position: Coordinator, Baseball Economics

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Coordinator, Baseball Economics in the Baseball Operations Department. The position is full-time and is based in New York City.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Complete valuation analysis of player contracts and other analysis related to baseball labor markets
• Assist with the administration of Major League player payroll accounting for Competitive Balance Tax (CBT) and Labor Relations Department (LRD) purposes
• Provide analytical and administrative support to Clubs in negotiations and hearings with salary arbitration-eligible players
• Collaborate with internal Baseball Operations department staff, as well as other departments throughout the Commissioner’s Office, to provide support for day-to-day operations and relevant projects
• Serve as liaison to Commissioner’s Office baseball operations IT systems, ensuring data accuracy across baseball applications, and assisting with departmental IT strategy
• Other projects as assigned by the Baseball Economics department

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated interest in baseball and baseball-related analysis
• Detail oriented with very strong quantitative background, including experience working with large data sets and leading complex analysis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with SQL–or other relational database platforms–and statistical modeling software (R, STATA, Python, etc.)
• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance, including significant quantitative coursework

To Apply:
Please visit this site and complete the LinkedIn application.

Position: Fellow, Baseball Operations

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Fellow in the Baseball Operations Department from any discipline or background as long as the individual has the curiosity, open-mindedness, and perseverance to take on new challenges. This position is open to people of color, female candidates and those who identify as non-binary. The position is full-time and is based in New York City. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide support for Minor League player transaction and contract administration and serve as a point-of-contact for Club player development staffs on these topics
• Assist in coordinating MLB’s affiliated minor league system and Partner Leagues, including related on- and off-field initiatives
• Provide support with central office administrative duties for Major League player transactions, waivers and roster management, including assisting Club baseball operations staff with the interpretation of Major League Rules, Major League Regulations and the Basic Agreement
• Review and approve Major and Minor League transactions leading up to game-time throughout the season and disseminate waiver bulletins during the season
• Stay abreast of player development and Minor League operations trends occurring throughout the league with a focus on enhancing and improving the broader player development system
• Work with MLB baseball IT systems group and outside software consultants to ensure and enhance data accuracy and system functionality across relevant baseball applications
• Other projects as assigned by the Baseball Operations department

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated interest in baseball and baseball-related analysis
• Familiarity with transactions, Major League Rules, the Basic Agreement and Major League Club operations regarding the minor leagues is a plus
• Strong administrative, organizational and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment
• Must possess highly proficient skills in the use of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Power Point)

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance

To Apply:
Please visit this site to complete the application – www.mlb.com/fellowship

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Position: Baseball Data & Market Analyst

Description:
The Boras Corporation has two immediate full-time openings in Newport Beach, CA for creative, well-organized team players with a genuine interest in a career in baseball. One of the positions requires written and verbal fluency in Spanish. At The Boras Corp you will be working for a small business that is prominent in the baseball industry in an office-based setting with others responsible for the handling of a variety of baseball research, statistical and analytical needs. The ideal candidate will have personal experience in a team-sports environment combined with ability to present complex information in a visual presentation.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (or sufficient relevant experience)
• Fluent in Spanish (written and verbal) for one of the two open positions
• Prior baseball or team sports experience
• Proficient in Keynote presentations, Microsoft Excel, and SQL.
• Adobe Suite, R programming are a plus.
• Outstanding communication, analytical, and organizational skills
• Able to operate under short deadlines in a fast-paced environment

To Apply:
Please send an email with the subject “Open BC Analyst Position” to borascorpcandidate@gmail.com by June 27, 2022.

The body of the email should contain the following:

• Your resume.
• Include any details about your athletic experience
• Include any details about your ability to communicate in Spanish.
• Your full contact information.
• Personal and professional references
• Your minimum annual salary requirement (needs to be a specific dollar figure).

Emails that do not contain all this information will not be considered.

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Position: Senior Software Engineer at Major League Baseball

Location: San Francisco, CA

Major League Baseball is looking for experienced Software Engineers that are passionate about building new technologies for the baseball industry. Launched in 2001 as the tech arm of Major League Baseball, MLBAM is now a leading authority in real-time sports data processing, distribution and analysis.

The Baseball Data team is the central data hub for MLB. Using cutting edge technology, our data is consumed by fans, broadcasters, stadiums, and MLB teams. Our team’s primary product line is MLB.com Gameday, Statcast and Pitchcast.

The Opportunity:
As a Senior Software Engineer, your primary responsibilities will be to write clean, concise, modular code in an agile environment, mentor developers and provide code reviews.

You’ll also:

• Lead and take ownership of critical projects and your own initiatives.
• Work on a great technology stack including HTML5, Javascript, React, SQL, Java 11+, Spring, Scala and more.
• Introduce the technologies you feel passionate about.
• Collaborate with a team of extraordinary engineers and technologists.
• Influence the innovation of products used by millions of users worldwide.
• Work alongside top data scientists on data analysis, machine vision and NLP.
• Participate in the full lifecycle of software development (requirements gathering, designing, building, testing and maintenance).
• Change the way baseball is consumed.
• Receive amazing benefits – you get 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental and Vision.

You have:

• 7+ years of experience using front end technologies: JavaScript, React, HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience using JVM languages (Java, Scala, Kotlin…).
• Experienced building large and scalable applications.
• An avid learner, independent with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Passionate about mentoring peer developers, providing code reviews, etc.
• Baseball fan.

Preferred, but not required:

• Exposure to Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services.
• Familiar with messaging queues: ActiveMQ or RabbitMQ or similar
• Experience with SQL databases
• Understanding of big data concepts and knowledge of big data languages/tools such as Hadoop, Kylin, or Spark
• Experience with 3D modeling and statistical analysis of 3D models

What Is It Like to Work at MLB?
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the Major Leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering them to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

MLB’s vision is to be the global sport of choice for youth to play, fans of all backgrounds to enjoy and a desired destination for employment. With a belief that the journey to growth and greatness is ongoing, MLB gives employees the opportunity to continue learning and honing their skills with programs such as: tuition reimbursement; mentorship programs; lunch and learns; online course subscriptions; paid industry certifications; business resource groups; and more.

MLB provides its employees with exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage. Premiums are 100% employer covered to help employees focus on being their best!

All in-office and ballpark-based positions are subject to MLB’s mandatory Covid-19 vaccine policy

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

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Position: Data Quality Engineer – Detroit Tigers (Detroit · MI)

Job Summary:
The Detroit Tigers are currently seeking a Data Quality Engineer, Baseball Data Infrastructure. This role will be responsible for designing, managing, and automating data quality processes across our disparate data sources to support Baseball Operations initiatives. This position will report to the Director, Baseball Data Infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and use data quality assurance frameworks to support the process of identifying inconsistent data patterns.
• Work with Tigers data engineers and data scientists to implement good data hygiene practices and procedures in our data pipelines.
• Work with external data vendors to triage and remedy data quality issues.
• Automate and execute test cases in data pipelines and manage data issue tracking.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience in data analysis and engineering using SQL and Python
• Knowledgeable with data strategies and practices, such as continuous integration, regression testing, and versioning.
• Experience querying SQL data warehouses built for data science and analytics.
• Familiarity with cloud computing, cloud storage, and cloud services.
• Understanding of data quality frameworks and best practices for implementation.
• Passion for baseball and familiarity with current baseball research.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong SQL skills (T-SQL preferred).
• Effective communication skills with an ability to explain technical concepts to developers and business partners.
• Experience using Apache Spark (Databricks on Azure preferred).
• Experience in generating reports and visuals on large data sources.
• Experience with DevOps practices for CI\CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with open-source data quality frameworks (Great Expectations preferred).
• Familiarity with Airflow.

Working Conditions:

• Office environment.
• The location may be based in Detroit or fully remote.
• Occasional evening, weekend, and holiday hours may be required.

The above is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions, and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all additional duties, responsibilities, or nonessential requirements. Detroit Tigers, Inc. has the right to change, modify, suspend, interrupt, or cancel in whole or in part any job functions outlined in a job description at any time and without advance notice to the employee.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

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Part-time Junior Front End Developer

We are looking for a remote, part-time contract front end developer to help maintain and develop FanGraphs’ website and data tools. We will consider any developer background, but most work will be done in JavaScript and React.

If you have any coding experience, please do not hesitate to apply!

We’re looking for someone with creativity and a user-centric mindset, as well as an appetite for learning and growth.

The position will entail about 10-20 hours of work a week, with some flexibility in terms of schedule. Read the rest of this entry »

FanGraphs is now accepting applications to join our staff as a full-time writer.

We’re looking for someone who can provide daily insight about the ins and outs of what is happening in the game. From free agent signings to statistical analysis, teams’ top prospects to in-game strategy, highlights to lowlights, we want to cover it all. Familiarity and comfort with the data here at FanGraphs is a requirement, but just as importantly, we’re looking for a writer who can generate their own ideas and questions while providing interesting analysis and commentary on the game of baseball. Read the rest of this entry »

FanGraphs is now accepting applications to join our staff as a contributing writer.

Contributors typically write two to three times a week. Familiarity and comfort with the data here on FanGraphs is a requirement, but just as importantly, we’re looking for writers who can generate their own ideas and questions while providing interesting analysis or commentary on the game of baseball. From free agent signings to statistical analysis, teams’ top prospects to in-game strategy, highlights to lowlights, we want to cover it all. Sometimes we do that with a bit of silliness; other times, we’re more serious. But what all of our work has in common is a commitment to asking interesting questions and using rigor, creativity, and the latest analytical tools to find the answers for our readers. Read the rest of this entry »

Position: Developer – Baseball Systems

Summary The Developer – Baseball Systems will collaborate with the Application Development team to develop exciting user-facing applications for platforms within Baseball Operations. This position requires strong software development skills and experience, as well as a demonstrated ability for independent thought and the willingness to work within a team framework.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

• Design new experiences and displays for usage within our systems especially with the R&D team
• Develop new application features and work with end users to ensure acceptance and reliability
• Assist in creation of application content and visualizations, especially for mobile environments
• Create tests, document, and participate in code reviews around new features and functionality
• Work with teammates to support existing functionality of systems, including user support

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Experience with software development, including requirements definition, design, development, testing, implementation, and iterative improvement
• Proficiency with front-end web development technologies (including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript)
• Strong understanding of desktop, laptop and mobile UI/UX design concepts and demonstrated ability to apply responsive design techniques
• Familiarity with server-side web programming languages such as Java, C#, or Go
• Baseball fan with a desire to work closely with the entire Baseball Operations department

Preferred skills The skills listed below will help an individual perform the job, however they are not all required.

• Familiarity with advanced statistical baseball concepts, including advanced statistics and player evaluation metrics
• Experience with data visualizations tools such as D3.js or similar, particularly for large data sets
• Experience with Microsoft technologies including C# and SQL Server
• Experience with front end JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field from four-year college or university; and zero- three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills
To perform the job successfully, the individual must be proficient using Microsoft office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Internet Explorer.

Other Skills and Abilities
Capable of working extended hours such as overtime, nights, and weekends when necessary.

Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to department members and non-technical baseball operations staff.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, which may include heat, cold and various forms of precipitation.
The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Work Hours
Business hours are Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, however, candidates must be capable of working extended hours such as overtime, nights, and weekends, when necessary.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

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Position: 2022 Cape Cod Baseball League Trackman Operator (Seasonal)

Description:
TrackMan leverages industry leading 3D doppler radar technology to capture the most comprehensive and accurate ball tracking data in the game

TrackMan data is used for player evaluation and development by all Major League teams in the US and most teams in Japan and Korea, as well as top NCAA D1 programs.

TrackMan Cape Cod League are seeking highly motivated and detail-oriented candidates to operate the TrackMan Systems at various Cape Cod locations. These individuals will be responsible for running the TrackMan system for all Cape Cod games. The duties require that this role arrive at least one half-hour before first pitch and continue to the final out. This position runs from Early June — August 13th, with the season opener June 12th

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up rosters and tagging information in TrackMan System.
• Log information for the entire game – monitoring the system and making any changes throughout the game (i.e., roster changes, defensive substitutions, etc.).
• Assist in troubleshooting system issues with Trackman support, fixing any errors, and uploading the game to the TrackMan.
• Maintain TrackMan equipment required for tagging.
• Support the TrackMan data operations teams in ad-hoc data requests and evaluations.
• Ensure quality of the data that is captured (Player, play result, pitch call accuracy etc.)

Qualifications:

• Current college student or recent graduate with education focused on Sports Management, Statistics / Mathematics, Operations Management, Sports Analytics or similar.
• Strong computer skills to operate the system and/or troubleshoot systemic issues.
• A firm understanding of baseball is required.
• Candidate must be able to make all home games and able to work nights during the week and weekends associated with home games. (June 20 – August 10)
• Experience in Project Management a plus.
• Basic database and/or analytics experience a plus.
• Previous Trackman experience is a plus.

Please Note:

• This is a seasonal opportunity, and no benefits or re-location will be provided.
• Accommodations in Cape Cod for the duration of the season is required.
• Trackman will not reimburse travel or accommodations for the summer.

Compensation:
This position is compensated.

To Apply:
To apply, please send a resume to Morty Bouchard at MYB@Trackman.com with the subject line “Cape Cod TrackMan Internship”. We will only accept resumes sent via email not through any job boards.

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