Job Description

Sportradar is the leading global provider of sports betting and sports entertainment products and services. Since 2001, we have occupied a unique position at the intersection of the sports, media, and betting industries; providing sports federations, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with a range of solutions to help grow their business.

Sportradar‘s newly founded Sports Virtualisation unit develops innovative and disruptive technology to enable the transition from traditional sports media consumption to new ways to engage with sports. The latest computer vision technology is key to allow real-time rendering of statistics and virtual ads on top of broadcasts. It also enables the use of skeletal tracking data to render virtual recreations of sports events and transform the way they are experienced. Together with the top leagues and federations around the globe, we are working on our vision for a range of products to increase fan engagement for the world of tomorrow.

We are looking for you to fill the role as Senior Unreal Engine engineer to join the team of talented C++/Blueprint developers and 2D/3D artists to create engaging products using Unreal Engine 5.4 / 5.5. Through the availability of skeletal tracking data of live sports events completely new products can be produced which use game engine technology in non-standard ways. Generating live streams from cloud-based setup, over mass-production of clips in render farms to real-time interactive tools and games are only some of our topics.

THE CHALLENGE:

• You will support our international team of C++ developers and designers in exciting projects as well as doing maintenance and stabilization of running systems.
• In projects you plan and develop new features together with the team either with C++ or using Blueprints in the latest Unreal Engine version.
• Your code is highly optimized and efficient to guarantee real-time rendering on modern hardware and cloud infrastructure.
• Take part in establishing coding standards and maintain efficient coding practices
• Evaluate and mentor other programmers on the team with less Unreal Engine experience

Qualifications

• IT-related university degree (BA / MA), or similar
• You have a deep understanding of Unreal Engine based on 3+ years of experience and you are familiar with Unreal Engine 5
• You deliver software solutions considering SOLID and Clean Code as well as Design Patterns
  Experience with test-driven development is considered a plus
• Fundamental understanding of the software development processes
• You are interested in sports, game development and video streaming technology
• The extension of complex and performance-optimized software challenges you
• Proactive, team player mindset with excellent communication skills and hands-on mentality
• You have a good command of written and spoken English
• Continuous personal development is a matter of course for you