Job Posting: Bloomberg Sports Openings

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March 13, 2014

BSports Video Software Engineer

Location: New York, NY, US

The Role:
Join the elite team of developers at Bloomberg Sports working on our next-generation professional video solution. We are looking for a strong developer with a get-it-done attitude to help us bring our cutting edge video applications to market. This product will be used by professional sports teams to capture, encode, process, and distribute in-stadium high definition video from multiple angles simultaneously. These videos will also be integrated into Bloomberg Sports’ state-of-the-art professional analytics tool used by front offices throughout MLB.

A successful candidate will work on the core web service that binds the video solution together. In addition to an excellent grasp of technology, important attributes include excellent communication skills, a passion for sports, and the drive to help grow our company into the leader in sports analytics worldwide.

Qualifications:
– Significant experience with Java, C++
– Experience with video technologies (encoding, streaming, etc.)
– Experience with HTML5, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, iOS development is an asset
– Passionate about sports
– Advanced problem solving skills
– Strong interpersonal and communication skills
– Self-motivated and detail-oriented with a desire to design and develop sports-related software applications

Apply Here

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Location: New York, NY, US

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The Role:
Join the elite team of developers at Bloomberg Sports working on our next-generation professional baseball solution. We are looking for a strong developer with a get-it-done attitude to help us bring our cutting edge applications to market. This product, a state-of-the-art professional analytics tool, is used by front offices throughout MLB.

A successful candidate will work on the back end that binds the professional solution together. In addition to an excellent grasp of technology, important attributes include excellent communication skills, a passion for sports, and the drive to help grow our company into the leader in sports analytics worldwide.

Qualifications:
– Experience with Ruby on Rails
– Strong computer science fundamentals, including databases
– Experience with HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, iOS development is an asset
– Experience with video technologies (encoding, streaming, etc.) is an asset
– Passionate about sports
– Advanced problem solving skills
– Strong interpersonal and communication skills
– Self-motivated and detail-oriented with a desire to design and develop sports-related software applications

Apply Here





 

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Michael Giordano
12 years ago

Hey David, how does one become qualified to write for Fangraphs, and, having done so, how does one apply for a position? Thanks!

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daniel
12 years ago
Reply to  Michael Giordano

“publication is the auction of the mind” – some woman

Run, don’t walk

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daniel
12 years ago

I did not know you could make rubies from computer science, confusing as to why this is on a sports website and not a geological one.

That screw up by you aside, on to my formal application:

Name: Daniel — if you want a man of my caliber find out the rest yourself, I only accept being hired from people who come a begging.

Mission Statement / The Meat and The Potatoes, Alongside One Another: I have a lot of experience with C+s, just ask my high school teachers. Is C++, like, a B-? I think I notched one or two of those babies.

Look forward to working with you, in any case 🙂 (and no, that smiley is NOT a suggestion NOR an indentation of extracurricular acts, don’t make me sue you on Day 1, it would be a shame).

Thanks for the job, PS I’m gunning for your position already

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Pinstripe Wizard
12 years ago

Why don’t any of these jobs ever have skillset requirements not involving computer programming? I make a heck of a cup of coffee and can really make you laugh around the water cooler. I’m like the Nick Swisher of office work.

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ARod
12 years ago

I would like to find a job in baseball for this year but are there any tests for coffee or five hour energy because i need to be very certain that i wont get in trouble with the boss

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jim
12 years ago

The best joke here is a legitimate company using the phrase “get-it-done attitude”.

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