Job Posting: Sports Info Solutions Software Developer

Position: Software Developer

Location: Coplay, Pennsylvania

Position Overview:
Sports Info Solutions (SIS) is looking for candidates to fill a full-time position in their IT Department. The candidate will develop new features and products as well as help maintain existing internal and external products within a mature codebase. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building applications, including anything from back-end services to their client-end counterparts. The primary responsibilities will be to design and develop these applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is essential.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop new features, applications and maintain existing applications and reports for use internally and by SIS clients, including MLB and NFL coaches and front office staff.
  • Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
  • Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
  • Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
  • Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
  • Full life-cycle development.
  • Web and/or API development in C# and ASP.NET, including ASP.NET Core.
  • Windows application development in VB and C#.
  • Correspond with clients, including MLB and NFL teams, agents, media companies, and others.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess:

  • 2+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proficient in C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems.
  • Familiarity with the .NET framework, including .NET Core.
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
  • Strong familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server programming.
  • Familiar with various design and architectural patterns.
  • Knack for writing clean, readable C# code.
  • Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
  • Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
  • ASP.NET (Web Forms or MVC), ASP.NET Core and Windows Forms.
  • Knack for writing clean, readable C# code.
  • Understanding of SSRS.
  • HTML and CSS.
  • In-depth knowledge of MS Development tools.
  • Basics of Windows Server Administration.

Bonus Points for:

  • Open Source (languages/databases/Linux), DevOps and either AWS or Azure experience.
  • Self-motivated attitude.
  • Able to work in a collaborative, team environment or independently as needed.
  • Great communication skills.
  • Knowledge of baseball statistics and analytics.

To Apply:
To apply, please use the following link: Sports Info Solutions Software Developer





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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snoop god
5 years ago

how’s the candidate pool for Coplay, PA?

jruby
5 years ago
Reply to  snoop god

Fun facts about Coplay:

1. It’s in the Whitehall School District, where now-NY Giant Saquon Barkley played high school football (edit: as well as MLB All-Star and World Series champion Curt Simmons).

2. It’s just across the Lehigh River from Catasaqua, original home of FG’s own Eric Longenhagen.