Job Posting: Cardinals Engineer, Data Scientist, and Developer Positions

Please note, this posting contains multiple positions.

Position: Data Quality Engineer

Location: St. Louis

Summary of the background and skill set best suited to excel in this role:
The role of Data Quality Engineer will be to ensure data management (ETL) processes for the Cardinals’ testing and quality standards are met across existing and new data sources being ingested by the organization. This person will work closely with other members of the Baseball Development department to understand their data needs and incorporate them into the data management (ETL) processes. This role requires a detail-oriented mindset, analytical ability, an ability to work independently, and an interest in the game of baseball.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
  • Candidates in school expecting to graduate Winter 2019 or Spring 2020 with work towards such degrees will also be considered
  • Experience with end-to-end data testing and/or data analysis as well as knowledge of best practices and methodologies for data QA
  • Demonstrated proficiency with SQL for creating/modifying queries
  • Experience with JSON, CSV, XML and other data exchange formats
  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment under deadlines in a changing environment
  • Proven problem-solving skills and analytical ability

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 1+ years of experience with software and/or data quality assurance
  • Experience with Cloud data pipeline tooling and principles

To Apply:
To apply, please complete the application that can be found here.

Position: Data Engineer

Location: St. Louis

Summary of the background and skill set best suited to excel in this role:
The role of Data Engineer will be focused on supporting the data pipeline infrastructure that supplies the Baseball Development department with the data needed to make actionable insights in day-to-day operations. The person in this role will be responsible for maintaining the current data infrastructure and develop new innovative methods to deliver data to drive actionable business outcomes. This person should be detail oriented, analytically inclined, and have an interest in the game of baseball.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Candidates in school expecting to graduate Winter 2019 or Spring 2020 with work towards such degrees will also be considered
  • Experience with data processing software (such as Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive, Beam) and/or algorithms (MapReduce, Flume)
  • Experience in writing software in one or more languages such as Python, Go, Java, C++ and/or JavaScript
  • Demonstrated proficiency with SQL for creating/modifying queries
  • Experience with JSON, CSV, XML and other data exchange formats
  • Experience working with API endpoints (REST, oAuth2, CRUD, SOAP)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working with data warehouses, including architecture and design of infrastructure components, ETL/ELT processes, reporting/analytic tools and environments
  • Experience working with big data, information retrieval, data mining or machine learning
  • Experience with Cloud data pipeline tooling and principles

To Apply:
To apply, please complete the application that can be found here.

Position: Analytics Engineer

Location: St. Louis

Summary of the background and skill set best suited to excel in this role:
The role of Analytics Engineer will be focused on supporting the analytics pipeline that supplies the Baseball Development department with the data tools and processes needed to make actionable insights in day-to-day operations. The person in this role will be responsible for facilitating the analytics team members with the necessary components in their data modeling processes. This person should be detail orientated, analytically inclined, and have an interest in the game of baseball.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Candidates in school expecting to graduate Winter 2019 or Spring 2020 with work towards such degrees will also be considered
  • Experience working with big data, information retrieval, data mining or machine learning
  • Experience working in Python and/or R
  • Experience working in SQL and/or NoSQL

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with data processing software (such as Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive, Beam) and/or algorithms (MapReduce, Flume)
  • Experience in one or more modern machine learning languages, such as TensorFlow, Caffe/Caffe2, PyTorch, Keras, MXNet, Scikit-Learn
  • Experience with Cloud data pipeline tooling and principles

To Apply:
To apply, please complete the application that can be found here.

Position: Senior Data Scientist

Location: St. Louis

Summary of the background and skill set best suited to excel in this role:
The role of Senior Data Scientist is to conduct quantitative research aimed at developing/enhancing predictive, machine learning, and other quantitative models to help the Cardinals organization gain insights as well as make actionable decisions related to all aspects of baseball operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BS, MS, or PhD in an appropriate technology field (Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math, Operations Research, etc.)
  • 3-5+ years of experience with data science
  • Expertise in R or Python
  • Expertise in SQL
  • Solid communication skills with demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Passion for baseball and strong intellectual curiosity

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proficient in a modern machine learning framework such as TensorFlow, Caffe/Caffe2, PyTorch, Keras, MXNet, Scikit-Learn
  • Published research demonstrating clearly defined methodologies and use of technical abilities

To Apply:
To apply, please complete the application that can be found here.

Position: Application Developer

Location: St. Louis

Summary of the background and skill set best suited to excel in this role:
The role of Application Developer is to design, implement and maintain analytics and technical systems (Frontend & Backend) in collaboration with the Baseball Development department. These applications will be used by Baseball Operations personnel and field staff. This person should be detail oriented, intellectually curious, and have an interest in the game of baseball.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • 1-3+ years of experience as a software engineer, developer, or equivalent technical experience
  • Proficiency working with one or more of the following: JavaScript (including MVC frameworks such as AngularJS, Angular, React, or Vue.js), Java, Python, Go, CSS or HTML
  • Proficiency developing, securing and consuming REST / JSON APIs using modern server-side or client frameworks (such as Node.js, GraphQL, Angular, etc.)
  • Experience with SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

  • iOS and/or Android Mobile App development
  • Familiarity with NoSQL
  • Experience with cloud developer tooling

To Apply:
To apply, please complete the application that can be found here.

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Meg is the managing editor of FanGraphs and the co-host of Effectively Wild. Prior to joining FanGraphs, her work appeared at Baseball Prospectus, Lookout Landing, and Just A Bit Outside. You can follow her on twitter @megrowler.

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