Position: Colorado Rockies Baseball Research & Development Full Stack Developer

Location: Denver

Description:
The Colorado Rockies are currently seeking a full-time Full Stack Developer within the Baseball Research and Development Department. This individual will be a member of the Baseball Research and Development team and will assist in the continued development of the Rockies’ proprietary Web Application along with the maintenance and development of proprietary databases and APIs. This position requires strong development skills and experience as well as a demonstrated ability for independent curiosity and a commitment to excellence while working within a team.

Responsibilities:
UI/UX Design:

• Develop intuitive, easy to use interfaces and experiences for various applications and non-technical users.
• Design for multiple form factors including but not limited to iPhone, iPad, Chrome, Safari, desktop, laptop, and large television size screens.
• Design highly custom, easy to understand reports that showcase data and statistics in a creative and effective way for a variety of different users and use cases.
• Create a design standard and style for all of our internal applications, reports and tools.

Web Development and API Integration:

• Maintain and contribute to various Colorado Rockies internal web applications.
• Utilize data visualization libraries to create interactive charts and graphs.
• Integrate with third party and internal APIs to retrieve and display data.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.

Database Administration:

• Maintain and update an internal data warehouse to support reporting and analytics.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose data issues within the data warehouse.
• Design and implement necessary schema changes or additions.
• Monitor multiple database environments including development, staging and production systems.
• Provide documentation and reporting on the status of the data warehouse.

API Development:

• Troubleshoot and maintain existing API Servers, as well as develop new APIs for future applications.

Qualifications:
Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or completion of immersive technical program in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Web Development or related field preferred.
• Web development experience using HTML 5, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience using a Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework such as Angular.io, Reacts.js or Ember.js. Understand the separation of concerns that an MVC framework provides.
• Experience collaborating on code with the use of source control such as Git.
• Experience with a Data Visualization Library such as D3.js.
• Experience using a CSS library such as Bootstrap, or experience creating custom CSS libraries.
• Candidates with some but not all education and/or work experiences are encouraged to apply.

Relevant Skills:

• Understand software development best practices and long-term maintainability of code.
• Ability to effectively diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex problems using debug techniques.
• Knowledge about working with REST APIs, JSON, XML, OAUTH 2.0.
• HTML, CSS, LESS, Bootstrap.
• JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Node.js.
• Experience with MySQL, or other relational databases.
• Understanding of API design.
• Familiarity with the rules of baseball and an understanding of sabermetrics strongly desirable.
• Candidates with some but not all skills are encouraged to apply.

Functional Skills:

• Effective written and verbal communication with both co-workers and vendors.
• Passion for baseball and strong intellectual curiosity.
• Develop and maintain successful working relationship with members of the Front Office.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends required.

To Apply:
Please apply here.