Job Posting: San Diego Padres Baseball Systems Developer
Position: San Diego Padres Baseball Systems Developer
Location: San Diego
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with development team and Baseball Operations personnel to design and implement user interfaces across multiple platforms for different audiences.
- Create responsive design visualizations to distill and present information using both static reports and interactive user interfaces.
- Ensure data integrity and database availability, assess and implement database design decisions to handle large data sets.
- Contribute on all phases of projects, including but not limited to: design, documentation, development, and deployment.
- Continued development and enhancement of team workflow.
Skills:
- Fluency with related web development skills including Python 2.x and 3.x, Javascript, HTML/CSS, Responsive web design, frameworks such as Angular and Vue.js.
- Fluency with SQL and RDBM design, preferably PostgreSQL.
- Proficiency with iOS development, including Objective C & Swift.
- Familiarity with statistical concepts relevant to baseball, including player evaluation and in-game strategies.
- Working knowledge of statistical software, including R & Python data packages such as numpy and pandas.
- Familiarity with data visualization and graphical packages, including ggplot, Tableau, or D3.js.
- Proven ability to distill large data sets into tidy, responsive UI designs.
- Working experience in the Linux operating system.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (BA) in Computer Science or Information Systems, or equivalent job experience.
- Minimum of five (5) years working in a structured software development lifecycle.
- Proficiency in stated web development technologies.
- Demonstrated passion for baseball.
- Consistent, punctual and regular attendance.
- Professional image and demeanor.
- Strong ability to work well with co-workers and supervisors in a team environment.
- Excellent time management, interpersonal, verbal and written communications, decision-making, and organization skills.
- Minimum physical requirements: able to travel to and gain access to various areas of the ballpark for prolonged periods of time during games and events; able to lift and transport up to 25 pounds.
To Apply:
Please email bbopsjobs@padres.com.
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