Position: Major League Operations Intern

Location: Atlanta, GA

Description:
Support the Major League Operations group through the creation of tools for displaying and disseminating data, statistics, and other baseball-related information. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background and can work independently on self-contained projects, as well as an understanding of baseball research concepts and modern gameplay strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop tools and visualizations for disseminating statistical concepts.
• Conduct research projects for the Major League Operations group.
• Help build database and reporting infrastructure to support Major League advance report and coaching staff needs.
• Summarize project results in succinct, actionable format and present findings to the group.
• Opportunities for other ad-hoc contributions to the Major League advance scouting process.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated track record as self-starter through independently-produced projects and/or writing (via online publication, etc.).
• Strong foundation in the application of statistical concepts to baseball data and the translation of data into actionable baseball recommendations.
• Required: Advanced-level capabilities in R and SQL.
• Preferred: Experience with at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Perl) and web development experience with Python Flask.
• Preferred: Demonstrable independent research (published or unpublished) using publicly available datasets (i.e. PITCHf/x, Statcast, etc).

Duration:
Early June through August, with potential opportunity for future full-time employment.

To Apply:
Please email relevant materials, research, and resume to bravesopsjobs@gmail.com.

Position: Software Engineer

Location: Detroit, MI

Job Description:
The Detroit Tigers are currently seeking a Software Engineer. This role will be responsible for development and maintenance of software projects within Baseball Operations. This position will report to the Sr. Software Engineer, Baseball Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform general development and maintenance tasks for the upkeep of internally developed software products.
• Use modern software techniques and best practices in all parts of the software life cycle.
• Provide feedback, and guide project work conducted by external consultants.
• Support the integration of baseball analysis into our proprietary tools and applications.
• Provide coverage for the maintenance of software tools for other developers as situations arise.
• Assist with the design and development of new software products.
• Monitor, identify and recommend new or emerging techniques, technologies, and algorithms.
• Other projects as directed the Baseball Operations leadership team.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, similar technical field of study or equivalent real-time experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge in developing in a Web-based object-oriented product environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge in working with medium-to-large scale relational databases.
• Ability to work in all phases of the product lifecycle, from requirements gathering to design, testing, and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience with UI/UX design.
• Ability to learn new technologies and techniques as necessary.
• Familiarity with the sport of baseball, baseball-specific data, modern statistical techniques, and sabermetric analysis.
• Demonstrated leadership and self-direction.
• Demonstrated project management, problem-solving, and teaching abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate difficult and complex concepts to colleagues possessing a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Java and JavaScript.
• Experience or knowledge in any of the following technologies are a plus:
• Spring applications
• Angular JS – Version 1.x
• Angular 2+
• React
• Demonstrated knowledge of .NET technologies.

Working Conditions:

• Office environment
• Occasional evening, weekend, and holiday hours may be required

To Apply:
Please apply here.

Position: Texas Rangers Baseball Systems Developer

Location: Arlington, Texas

Description:
The developer will be responsible for supporting, maintaining and expanding our baseball operations software systems. A knack for compelling visuals and design is preferred. The Rangers are looking for strong team players with outstanding people skills. Applicants who can provide code samples (any language, doesn’t have to be baseball related) will be given strong preference. Diverse applicants are encouraged to apply. Spanish fluency is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Web development, design and testing.
• Database queries to support the application.
• Designing and maintaining reports.
• Application support for the front office, scouts and coaches.
• Update and maintain internal system documentation.

Qualifications:

• Passion for the game of baseball.
• 1-3 years professional experience in a similar capacity and/or degree in computer science preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized.
• Occasional evening, weekend and holiday availability. Support is provided 24/7/365 and is shared among the team.

Technology:

• Microsoft Visual Studio
• ASP.Net
• C#
• JavaScript/AJAX
• Microsoft SQL Server
• SQL Reporting Services (SSRS)

To Apply:
Please apply here.

Position: Data Science Internship, Baseball Data

Location: New York, NY

Description:
MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) is the technology, internet, interactive and mobile division of Major League Baseball. In 2015, MLBAM introduced Statcast, a revolutionary technology that tracks all movements on the field. Statcast automatically tracks every hit ball’s exit speed and distance, every fielder’s range, speed, and arm strength, and every base runner’s movement.

MLBAM is looking for summer interns to join in the continued development and evolution of Statcast. With a wealth of ground-breaking new data and metrics, they are looking for people who can analyze, validate and provide meaningful context around it. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who has an interest in baseball statistics, metrics, and data.

Basic Qualification:

• Undergraduates and Masters students studying Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or other relevant STEM degree.
• A self-starter that’s highly accountable and will take ownership of delivering your work.
• Ability/Desire to learn new skills and technologies quickly.
• Experience with R, Python or SQL

Preferred Skills:

• Experience programmatically structuring and cleaning data, and not just analyzing highly cleaned data sets.
• A strong foundation in probability, statistics, and algorithm development.
• Understanding of statistical and predictive modeling techniques such as generalized linear modeling, decision trees, association rules, clustering, regression, machine learning, probability networks, and neural networks.
• Experience with numpy, pandas, and scikit Python libraries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to spend nights and weekends watching baseball while monitoring Statcast data.

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and submit the required application.

Position: Miami Marlins Baseball Operations Analyst Intern

Location: Jupiter, FL

Description:
The Baseball Operations Analyst Intern will assist Baseball Operations decision-making through the analysis and research of baseball information. The specific day-to-day responsibilities of this position will revolve around analyzing data to answer baseball-related questions. A competitive candidate will possess an established foundation of statistical, programming, and database skills. The position will report to the Director of Analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Research, develop, and test mathematical, statistical, and predictive models to support Baseball Operations in player evaluation, roster construction, and game tactics.
• Develop data pipelines and visualizations to increase efficiency of the Baseball Operations department.
• Expand upon Marlins analytical strategy by improving existing resources and creating new data models, metrics, applications, and reports.
• Perform ad-hoc research projects as requested and present results in a concise manner.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated baseball research and strong technical ability.
• Ability to communicate baseball analytics concepts to individuals with diverse baseball backgrounds, including coaches, scouts, and executives outside of analytics.
• Understanding of and passion for the game of baseball.
• Strong familiarity with current state of baseball research.
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and ability to self-direct.
• Ability to work extended hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Suggested Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field such as statistics, engineering, applied math, physics, computer science, or operations research.
• Meaningful work experience with relational databases and SQL, as well as experience with R, Python, or another statistical software required.
• Understanding of and experience with machine learning and other advanced forecasting techniques is strongly preferred.
• Experience with a scripting language (e.g. Powershell, Ruby, Perl) or web development strongly preferred.
• Ability and desire to learn other programming languages as needed.
• Baseball playing experience a plus.

To Apply:
Please email materials (resume, cover letter, research, etc.) to marlinsanalyticsjobs@gmail.com.

Position: Baseball Systems Developer

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Description
The purpose of this position is to play a significant role in designing and developing new functionality and maintaining existing applications within the Baseball Information Systems umbrella.

Primary (Essential) Duties

• Responsible for assisting with the design, development, and maintenance of new and existing functionality for the Baseball Information Systems.
• Work closely with Baseball Operations staff to create user-friendly tools to solve baseball needs and streamline processes
• Create testing plans and documentation for all new development
• Provide support and guidance to end users
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities

Some collection of the following:

• Spring Framework, jQuery, JavaScript, XML, CSS, HTML
• Eclipse, Maven, MyBatis
• JSON, REST and SOAP services
• API integration
• Strong knowledge of MS SQL databases (optimization and management skills are a plus)
• Experience with reporting and visualization tools (SSRS, SSAS, Tableau)
• .NET background a plus
• Familiarity with ETL concepts and design (Pentaho Kettle preferred)
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task

Experience/Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• Five or more years of professional experience developing enterprise web applications in Java using Spring MVC

The Diamondbacks are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To Apply
To apply, please visit this site.

Please note this posting contains one internship position, as well as an operator position hiring at multiple locations.

Position: Cape Cod Data and Operations Intern

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 the majority of teams in Japan and Korea, as well as top NCAA D1 programs. TrackMan is also used by MLB Advanced Media, as a ball tracking component of the revolutionary Statcast system.

TrackMan is seeking highly motivated and detail oriented candidates to operate the TrackMan radars 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 June 12th – August 12th.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up rosters and tagging information in TrackMan.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• Current college student or recent graduate with education focused on Sports Management, Statistics / Mathematics, Operations Management, 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 12 – August 12)
• Accommodations in Cape Cod for the duration of the season
• Experience in Project Management a plus.
• Basic database and/or analytics experience a plus.
• Ability to lift upwards of 50 lbs.

Compensation:
This position is compensated.

To Apply:
To apply, please send a resume to James Woods at jaw@trackman.com

Position: NW Arkansas Naturals TrackMan Operator

Locations: NW Arkansas, Burlington Royals, and Idaho Falls

Description:
TrackMan is seeking a highly motivated and detail oriented candidate to operate the TrackMan radar at three locations. This individual will be responsible for running the TrackMan system for home games. The number of games worked varies by week based on availability and the season schedule. The duties require that this role arrive one half-hour before first pitch and continue to the final out. The operator will start as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up rosters and tagging information in TrackMan.
• 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.
• Ad hoc requests.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidate must be motivated, well organized, and detail oriented.
• 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.
• Previous experience using TrackMan software is preferred but not required.

To Apply:
Please email James Woods at jaw@trackman.com and indicate your preferred location in the subject line.

Position: Baseball Research and Development Web Developer

Location: Washington, D.C.

Description:

The Washington Nationals are seeking a web developer to join the organization’s Baseball Research and Development team. The role will focus on building new web application features for decision-support systems and tools used throughout the organization. The developer will design UI components to visualize and facilitate in-house baseball datasets from R&D analysts as well as external data accessed via APIs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with each layer of the web application stack to create new features.
• Design intuitive interfaces to effectively convey information and receive data from users.
• Facilitate the creation of new database components and automated tasks related to new features.
• Follow existing design patterns and coding practices in the code base.
• Balance long-term projects with day-to-day high priority changes.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise with HTML, CSS, JS, as well as JQuery or similar JS Frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience with modern database technologies such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Demonstrated experience with web application frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Django and J2EE.
• Demonstrated experience using modern programming languages such as Ruby, Python and Java.
• Demonstrated expertise in UI design and a passion for user experience.
• Familiarity with working in a GNU/Linux environment and experience using Git version control.
• Willing to relocate to Washington, DC
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities necessary to perform essential functions

• Highly motivated with excellent attention to detail
• Creative and analytical thinker
• Strong, confident communication skills including the ability to write clearly and effectively
• Demonstrated passion for baseball and baseball operations
• Experience with baseball data and understanding of sabermetric concepts is preferred.
• Uphold Core Values: “Excellence, Performance, and Accountability. These core values set the tone in everything we do, help us succeed on and off the field, make a difference in the community and provide the best guest experience in sports. It is important that the person in the position commits themselves to these core values so that we can constantly move forward in the same direction – Together.”

Physical/Environmental Requirements

Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Work may require occasional weekend and/or evening work.

To Apply:
Please visit this site to apply.

Position: TrackMan Stringer/Operator

Locations: Durham, NC; Montgomery, AL; Port Charlotte, FL; Bowling Green, WV; Wappingers Falls, NY; Princeton, WV

Description:
The Tampa Bay Rays are seeking highly motivated and detail oriented candidates for their affiliate TrackMan Stringers/Operators. These individuals will be responsible for running the TrackMan system for Rays’ affiliate home games. The number of games each stringer works varies by week based on availability and the season schedule. The duties require that this role arrive one half-hour before first pitch and continue to the final out. Stringer(s) will start as soon as possible coinciding with the affiliate season.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up rosters and tagging information in TrackMan.
• 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, fixing any errors, and uploading the game to the TrackMan site.
• Other reasonable and related duties may be assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidate must be motivated, well organized, and detail oriented.
• A firm understanding of baseball is required.
• Candidate must be able to make games in affiliate city fairly regularly and able to work nights during the week and weekends associated with home games.
• Previous experience using TrackMan software is preferred but not required.

All offers contingent on a satisfactory background check.

To Apply:
Please email bbopsresumes@raysbaseball.com with the subject line “Trackman Stringer”

Position: Baseball Systems Software Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL

Description:
This role will primarily focus on the development and maintenance of the Cubs internal baseball information system, including creating web interfaces and web tools for the user interface; building ETL processes; maintaining back-end databases; and troubleshooting data sources issues as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design and implementation of web interfaces for the Baseball Ops information system
• Develop and maintain ETL processes for loading, processing and quality-checking new data sources
• Identify, diagnose and resolve data quality issues
• Build and/or support mobile-friendly user interfaces and experiences
• Build and/or support web services and business-layer applications that speak to both back-end databases and front-end interfaces
• Provide development support and guidance to Baseball Operations power users and general support to all Baseball Operations front-office and field personnel, as needed
• Examine, and where appropriate, prototype new technologies in the pursuit of creating competitive advantages through software, applications and tools
• Partner with Data Architects and Infrastructure/Operations resources on the Information Technology team to ensure secure, scalable and high-performing applications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Related Quantitative Subjects
• Expertise with modern database technologies and SQL
• Expertise in Python, Java or C#
• Experience with Javascript
• Experience with front-end Javascript frameworks like ReactJS, Angular or Vue
• Experience with HTML/CSS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of advanced baseball statistics and sabermetric concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the R programming language
• Experience with Pandas, NumPy and SciPy Python Libraries
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Experience building web or native applications for mobile devices
• Experience building and supporting ETL processes

To Apply:
Visit this site to submit your application.