Software Engineer, Baseball Systems

About this role

Job Description:

*Summary:*

The New York Mets are seeking a full stack software engineer to join the Baseball Systems team. The ideal candidate would be an engineer with experience working in a fast-paced development environment, with strong engineering fundamentals, an eye for design, and a strong product feel. The role is in-person, based out of the Mets offices in Queens, NY. Prior experience in or knowledge of baseball is a plus but is not required.

*Essential Duties & Responsibilities:*

• Collaborate with other members of the Baseball Systems team and the Data Engineering team to build full stack software serving the needs of various stakeholders across Baseball Operations
• Handle ad-hoc requests from stakeholders in a timely manner to ensure smooth operations across the organization
• Drive engineering excellence across the entire stack through areas like test coverage, improved types, better code re-use, and AI-assisted development workflows
• Partner directly with Baseball Operations stakeholders to understand their workflows, identify underlying needs, and shape practical software solutions
• Own features from problem definition and early prototyping through implementation, rollout, and iteration, balancing user needs, technical quality, and delivery speed
• Use stakeholder feedback, observed usage, and product judgment to simplify workflows and improve the usefulness and usability of existing tools
• Participate in an occasional on-call rotation to support critical baseball systems, with increased support responsibilities during the baseball season, including some evenings and weekends

*Qualifications:* 
Required

• A degree, or significant experience in, Computer Science or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience with component-based JavaScript frameworks, preferably React
• Experience both consuming and creating APIs to integrate with data sources
• Ability to rapidly ramp up domain knowledg...