Position: Baseball Systems Developer

Description:
The Minnesota Twins are seeking a Full Stack Software Developer to join the Baseball Research and Development group. This position offers wide-ranging exposure to current programming methods and frameworks in a fast-paced agile environment. With creativity and passion, this candidate will collaborate with the Baseball Operations staff to develop, deliver, and maintain data driven solutions for player evaluation, player development, and leading-edge baseball research. This position requires strong full stack web development skills and experience as well as a demonstrated ability for independent curiosity and a commitment to excellence while working within a team framework. Strong communication and interpersonal skills will enable the candidate to enjoy direct relationships with product users.

Essential Functions:

• Work closely with all groups within the Baseball Department including Baseball Operations, Scouting, Coaching, and Player Development to develop, maintain, and expand strategic web and mobile baseball applications.
• Design and develop web services and APIs to be consumed by web and mobile applications.
• Create easy to understand interfaces and reports with data visualizations that showcase data and analysis in a creative and effective way for a variety of different users and use cases.
• Use an agile software development approach for quick roll-outs combined with incremental improvement process to existing systems and environments.
• Work closely with Infrastructure team to ensure secure, scalable, and high-performing applications.
• Provide courteous and timely first-level contact and problem resolution for all Baseball Department users with application issues.

Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Software development experience, including requirements definition, design, development, testing, implementation, and iterative improvement.
• Full stack experience with Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, .NET, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, C#, and API design patterns preferred.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, and database design.
• Familiarity with data visualization and graphical packages such as Tableau, Power BI, D3.js, or ggplot is a plus.
• Mobile development experience a plus.
• Strong work ethic, initiative, and problem-solving skills.
• Interest in optimizing user experience through effective UI/UX design.
• Understand software development best practices and long-term maintainability of code.
• Strong curiosity and interest in researching and learning new technologies as needed.

Requirements:

• 2-5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of baseball player evaluation techniques and concepts.
• Ability to relocate to the Twins Cities area.

To Apply:
To apply visit www.twinsbaseball.com/jobopportunities and look for the Baseball Systems Developer position.

Position: New York Mets Intern, Analytics

Location: New York

Description:
The New York Mets are seeking an intern to work with the club’s Research and Development team. The employee will analyze baseball data and use their findings to support different areas within Baseball Operations. These may include player development, amateur and international scouting, and Major League advance scouting.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research in the field of baseball analytics and communicate insights with Baseball Operations department.
• Research, develop, and test predictive models to support Baseball Operations decision-making (i.e., player evaluation, roster construction, player development, in-game strategy).
• Assist development team in creating new analyses and tools and integrating with existing Baseball Operations web application.
• Write scripts for the purposes of data collection, automation, and report generation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (applicant may be a current upperclassman pursuing degree) or equivalent experience in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or similar quantitative field.
• Strong experience querying and managing data with SQL.
• Demonstrated experience using statistical tools and packages in R or Python.
• Strong understanding of baseball specific datasets (i.e., Trackman, Statcast, PITCHf/x) and knowledge of current baseball research. Please provide a sample of your work.
• Preference for candidates who have demonstrated experience building web applications in Python, Java, PHP, Javascript, etc. Please provide a link to the application and/or codebase (Github) if possible.

To Apply:
Interested applicants should apply through this link by March 18, 2018.

Position: Pro Scouting Trainee

Location: Atlanta, GA

Description:
Assist and provide support to the Atlanta Braves Professional Scouting Department and Staff, and gain exposure to a MLB Baseball Operations department.

Position responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Organize information on all Professional players including Depth Charts, Player Lists.
• Coordinate stats, video, and other information on Major and Minor League players
• Read and think critically about submitted Scouting Reports
• Provide written and verbal assessments on Major and Minor League players
• Assist with day to day administrative needs of Professional Scouts

In addition to the general requirements, the ideal candidate will possess:

• Strong foundation in the application of statistical concepts to baseball data and the translation of data into useable scouting information
• An active listener – ability to quickly discern the information needs of Scouting Staff
• Experience producing a reliable work product under stressful circumstances
• Experience working with individuals of a wide variety of backgrounds and beliefs
• Demonstrated track record in role as a self-starter
• Ability to work extensive hours as dictated by the Major League season schedule (including weekends and holidays throughout the season)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with programming language SQL is a plus
• Preferred: Professional/collegiate playing experience
• Must be detail oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere and handle multiple projects at one time
• Must complete a successful background check

To Apply:
Qualified candidates can apply online at www.braves.com/employment

The Atlanta Braves are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Position: Business Development Associate

Location: Lehigh Valley, PA

Position Overview:
Would you be interested in working closely with a small team to bring sabermetrics to a larger audience? Baseball Info Solutions is seeking a full-time Business Development Associate to work out of their Lehigh Valley, PA office. This is a great opportunity in a casual office environment with the leading provider of in-depth sports analytics.

The candidate will develop new sales opportunities as well as help maintain existing client relationships. Strong candidates will possess a self-motivated attitude, great communication skills, and be able to work in a collaborative team environment or independently as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Build new business relationships independently or as part of a business development team
• Maintain and expand existing client relationships
• Assist with marketing efforts and represent the company in professional settings
• Communicate with clients and prospects in-person, over the phone, and via email
• Educate current and future clients on cutting-edge data and analytics from SIS
• Collaborate with BIS Operations, R&D, and IT colleagues to build new products and fulfill customer needs
• Travel to meet with clients as needed

Qualifications:

• A track record (1-2 years) working in a business development environment
• Experience with Salesforce or CRM tool preferred
• A firm grasp on the baseball, football, fantasy sports, and sports media industries, including the latest sabermetric research
• Open-minded approach and ability to think creatively to anticipate client and industry demands
• Outgoing personality and flexible sales style to engage with a wide variety of prospective clients
• Professional demeanor with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills as well as diligence and high attention to detail
• Initiative to voluntarily commit long hours, night, and weekends as when needed
• Proficient in Microsoft software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

To Apply:
To apply, please use the following link: Business Development Associate Position

Position: OnDeck Digital Cape Cod Baseball League Video Scouting Internships

Location: Cape Cod, Mass.

Description:
OnDeck Digital provides outsourced video scouting services to Major League Baseball Organizations. OnDeck Digital’s system for processing full-game video and statistics for is industry-leading and revolutionizes the way amateur baseball video is captured.

OnDeck Digital is seeking qualified candidates to work as Video Scouting Interns for the 2018 Cape Cod Baseball League season. Interns will track rosters, capture live video footage from every game of the CCBL season, and chart those games using our specialized software. The internships run from June 8, 2018 to August 14, 2018 and will include compensation.

Responsibilities:

• Manage video and computer equipment for data capture.
• Score and chart live games using specialized software.
• Track and update rosters and player information.
• Verify data accuracy and video quality.
• Provide daily updates to OnDeck Digital staff and content partners.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of baseball rules and scorekeeping.
• Proficiency with computers (Windows, Mac).
• Experience with video equipment including cameras, sd cards, and basic cabling is preferred.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• Must have access to reliable transportation and housing on Cape Cod.

To Apply:
To apply, please send an email with the subject “2018 CCBL Internship”, your resume, and cover letter to jobs@ondeckdigital.com.

The Marlins are hiring a Head Software Developer and a Software Developer.

Position: Head Software Developer

Position Summary:
The Head Software Developers will be responsible for creating the code that power the applications used by the entire Baseball Operations department. Opportunities for full stack and skill specialists exist at this time. The successful applicants will work in a collaborative, result-oriented, team environment.

Essential Functions:

• Writing clean, concise, modular code
• Backend – Java 8, Spring, SQL
• Frontend – web fundamentals (HTML, JS, CSS), Angular, Bootstrap, jQuery
• Build tools – Maven for Java; Gulp (or similar) for JS

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Proficiency in more than one of the stated development skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications, decision-making, and organization skills
• Passion to learn and create

Suggested Education & Experience Guidelines:

• Experience with agile development lifecycle
• Experience with source control
• Development experience in other languages such as .NET / C#, Python, and R
• Experience working in a development team
• Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, or equivalent job experience
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience

Bonus Experience:
Experience with Mobile iOS development – Objective C & Swift

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

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Position: Software Developer

Position Summary:
The Software Developers will be responsible for creating the code that power the applications used by the entire Baseball Operations department. Opportunities for full stack and skill specialists exist at this time. The successful applicants will work in a collaborative, result-oriented, team environment.

Essential Functions:

• Writing clean, concise, modular code
• Backend – Java 8, Spring, SQL
• Frontend – web fundamentals (HTML, JS, CSS), Angular, Bootstrap, jQuery
• Build tools – Maven for Java; Gulp (or similar) for JS

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Proficiency in more than one of the stated development skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications, decision-making, and organization skills
• Passion to learn and create

Suggested Education & Experience Guidelines:

• Experience with agile development lifecycle
• Experience with source control
• Development experience in other languages such as .NET / C#, Python, and R
• Experience working in a development team
• Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, or equivalent job experience
• A minimum of 1 year experience

Bonus Experience:
Experience with Mobile iOS development – Objective C & Swift

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

Position: Calibration Specialist

Job description:
Would you like to play a key role in supporting TrackMan’s baseball operations and engineering teams? Are you ambitious, self-driven and willing to go the extra mile? Then you should join the TrackMan Baseball Operations team!

TrackMan A/S is a fast-growing sports technology company that develops, manufactures and sells 3D ball flight measurement systems for a variety of sports. Originally developed for golf, TrackMan now enjoys a market leader position in several sports disciplines such as baseball in measuring and delivering real-time sports data.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and perform field activities at a variety of baseball facilities
• Perform on-field calibration of TrackMan systems
• Act as TrackMan’s face-to-face representative with the end customer
• Provide basic technical system support, answering phone calls and logging issues
• Track and log all activities through detail-oriented ticketing system
• 70%+ travel

Requirements:
Your ability to build and maintain positive relationships is crucial for the role. You will work with stadium operations staff to ensure cooperation when TrackMan is on-site and provide remote support in the initial phases of trouble shooting. Moreover, you will work in close collaboration with contractors as well as internal stakeholders in US and Denmark.

• Ability to pitch or throw baseball accurately (regular strikes from mound)
• Ability to travel, with short notice
• High attention to detail and ability to provide consistent quality
• Flexible schedule with ability to work weekends
• Own car with valid driver’s license
• Self-driven individual who delivers on commitments
• Able to lift upwards of 70 lbs (calibration equipment)
• Windows OS fundamental knowledge, Microsoft Office preferred
• Willingness to contribute in additional roles as necessary

What does TrackMan do?
TrackMan helps athletes get better at their game through data. They currently operate within golf, baseball, tennis, soccer, and the Olympic Games. The world’s absolute top performers, as well as the serious amateur striving for improvement, rely on TrackMan’s data to gain that critical, competitive edge. TrackMan has a global footprint with its headquarter located in Denmark and offices in New York, Phoenix and Tokyo, and a dedicated, global sales force. Visit their website to learn more.

Apply today and join a company with great technologies, great colleagues, and great opportunities to grow.

To apply, or if you have any questions, please contact Matt Pullman at mpu@trackman.com. Start date is as soon as possible, and interviews take place on an ongoing basis.

Position: Baseball Operations Intern

Location: Seattle

Description:
The Seattle Mariners are working to build a winning team with exceptionally talented people. If you are passionate about baseball and eager to make an impact using your skills, learn more about this exciting opportunity to join our Baseball Operations team. This individual will provide support to our scouting operations while working closely with various members of our Baseball Operations team.

Primary Objective:
Support the baseball operations department in day-to-day scouting operation tasks, administration, and research.

Essential Functions:

• Assist Pro Scouting Department in a variety of areas: research projects, prospect lists, and in-office administrative duties while providing support to field staff
• Provide support in all areas of advance scouting, including, preparation of the advance scouting report, game day duties, and preparation for pre-series meetings
• Support the Amateur Scouting Department leading up to and during the Amateur Draft
• Provide additional statistical analysis, economic and financial research as assigned or as time permits

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred. Equivalent, relevant work may be considered in lieu of formal education if approved by management.
• Spanish speaking skills is a plus
• Previous evaluation or playing experience a plus, but not required

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

• Working knowledge of statistical baseball data and its application as it pertains to scouting information
• Working knowledge of baseball strategy and current in-game management trends
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated with a high degree of integrity; takes personal responsibility for getting things done in a way that positively and professionally represents the organization
• Demonstrated initiative; thinks creatively and takes actions that create a positive outcome for the team

Dates:
Start date is flexible. End date is end of the 2018 season. Preference will be given to candidates who can start by March 1, 2018.

To Apply:
Interested and qualified applicants may apply by February 7, 2018 through the following link: Baseball Operations Intern

The Phillies are currently hiring Video Coaching Representatives and TrackMan Operators across multiple affiliate locations.

Position: Video Coaching Representative

Position Overview
Oversee the daily Video Coaching operations at assigned minor league affiliate. Duties will include, but not be limited to, filming and logging home and road games and assisting in daily instructional film sessions with coaches, players, and staff. Representative will also be asked to take part in daily IT assistance within the Video Coaching department and may have the opportunity to contribute in other operational areas including sports science, advance scouting, and analytics as needed.

Essential Duties

• Open and oversee operations of Video Coaching room on a daily basis
• Be able to operate, troubleshoot, and support IP cameras, computer networks, and hard drives Film and accurately log all home and road games using BATS video system
• Upload all logged games to the Phillies Video FTP server in Philadelphia
• Assist with daily video viewing sessions between Phillies coaching staff and players
• Film bullpens, batting practices, and workouts based on requests by Phillies coaches and staff Provide regular status reports to Video Coaching staff in Philadelphia and Clearwater
• Assist with sports science, advance scouting, and analytics initiatives as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or currently enrolled college student
• Must be technology savvy and possess strong knowledge of computers, computer networking, and storage
• Previous experience working with BATS video system is preferred
• Previous experience working in a baseball clubhouse is preferred
• Must possess strong knowledge of the game of baseball
• Must be detail-oriented and well-organized
• Must be able to interact professionally with players, coaches, front office personnel and medical/training staff
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends and holidays
• Must possess strong work ethic
• Must be a team player with strong oral and written communication skills
• Must be active, quick-thinking, and a good technology troubleshooter

Physical Demands and Working Conditions
Must be able to stand and walk in hot conditions for long periods of time.

Position: TrackMan Operator

Position Overview
Log all home games at assigned minor league affiliate using the TrackMan Baseball Analysis software. Operator may have the opportunity to contribute in other operational areas as needed, including sports science equipment maintenance and management.

Essential Duties

• Accurately log all home games of assigned affiliate using TrackMan Baseball Analysis software
• Operate and troubleshoot computer networks
• Upload all logged games to the Phillies TrackMan server in Philadelphia
• Assist with daily analysis between Phillies coaching staff and players
• Assist with special requests from Phillies Minor League Video Coordinator/Phillies Baseball Operations Offices
• Provide regular status reports to Minor League Video Coordinator in Clearwater

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or currently enrolled college student
• Must be technology savvy and possess strong knowledge of computers, computer networking, and storage
• Previous experience working with TrackMan software is preferred
• Previous experience working in a baseball clubhouse is preferred
• Must possess strong knowledge of the game of baseball
• Must be detail-oriented and well-organized
• Must be able to interact professionally with players, coaches, front office personnel, and medical/training staff
• Must be able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends and holidays
• Must possess strong work ethic
• Must be a team player with strong oral and written communication skills

Location Information
The Phillies intend to hire one Video Coaching Representative and one TrackMan Operator for each of the following locations, with the exception of the GCL teams in Clearwater, where they will hire two Video Coaching Representatives (one for each GCL team):

• Allentown, PA (AAA)
• Reading, PA (AA)
• Clearwater, FL (Class A Advanced)
• Lakewood, NJ (Class A)
• Williamsport, PA (Short Season)
• Clearwater, FL (Rookie)

All positions run from mid-March through the end of their respective minor league season, with the exception of Williamsport, which will begin in mid-June, and the Clearwater TrackMan position, which begins in late February.

To Apply
To apply, candidates should send their resume and cover letter to JLipman@Phillies.com with either “Video Coaching Representative” or “TrackMan Operator” in the subject line, along with their affiliate preference if they have one. The team will begin reviewing applications immediately.

The Phillies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Data Quality Analyst

MLB Advanced Media, New York, MLB Advanced Media, San Francisco

Position: Data Quality Analyst

Reports to: Director of Engineering, Data Quality

Location: NYC or SF

MLBAM is looking to fill the position of Data Quality Analyst. As a Data Quality Analyst at MLBAM, you will be part of the newly created Data Quality group, which is responsible for ensuring the utmost integrity of the information maintained and supported by the Baseball Data team, including the Statcast and Gameday applications, and communicating with various stakeholders, including MLB clubs, broadcast partners, and web/mobile properties. In this role you will partner closely with world-class talent across technical, advanced analytics, and subject matter experts to improve our operations and products. You will have some of the richest and most robust data at your fingertips and an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Investigate potential data quality issues both proactively and responsively
• Respond directly to inquiries from MLB clubs, broadcasters, and MLB/MLBAM leadership
• Compose and edit documentation and communicate best practices to consumers with varying technical backgrounds
• Maintain status reports and issue logs for internal monitoring and external transparency
• Query the database and build statistical reports/models as appropriate to identify and detect trends
• Design internal and external-facing reports to communicate system health and status to various stakeholders
• Correspond with technical and operational leadership to address issues at the deepest level
• Collaborate with the Statcast engineering, database, data science, and content teams to strengthen the next generation of storytelling metrics
• Contribute to the testing and validation of new data, analyses, and solutions

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience communicating professionally in a customer support role with technical and non-technical users via phone, email, blog, instant message, and other media
• Detailed knowledge of cutting-edge tracking technology, including optical and radar systems
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to apply analytical insights to improve data
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays, especially during baseball season
• Baseball Fan Strongly Preferred
• Experience servicing MLB clubs and baseball industry vendors from a technical and business development perspective
• Intimate familiarity with baseball tracking systems, especially Pitch F/X and Statcast
• Advanced knowledge of SQL or similar database querying experience
• Familiarity with R and/or Python for data science

Click here to Apply!