Senior Software Engineer, Research & Development
The Houston Astros
Houston, United States of America
1 month ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Shift work Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Houston, United States of America
Tech stack
Code Review
Continuous Integration
D3.js
Data Visualization
Relational Databases
Svelte
Software Engineering
Software Systems
Visual Analytics
Freeform SQL
React
GIT
Vue.js
Material Design
Plotly
Codebase
Front End Software Development
Code Restructuring
Software Version Control
Job description
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications that support Baseball Operations, with an emphasis on responsive and intuitive frontend experiences.
- Architect and implement scalable frontend systems, establishing patterns, component libraries, and standards that support long-term maintainability.
- Design and develop interactive data visualizations and dashboards that translate complex baseball data into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers.
- Build scalable, automated systems with longevity and maintainability in mind.
- Modernize legacy codebases and frontend interfaces while ensuring continuity of critical systems.
- Ensure adherence to best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, continuous integration, and documentation.
- Serve as a technical leader and mentor in frontend and data visualization best practices, while remaining hands-on as an individual contributor.
- Collaborate closely with analysts, data scientists, and baseball operations staff to understand data needs and deliver effective visualization solutions.
- Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to address any urgent issues with our software systems.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Version control systems?, * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern frontend framework (e.g. React, Vue, Svelte).
- Experience building data visualizations using libraries such as D3.js, Layer Cake, or Plotly.
- Solid understanding of frontend architecture patterns, including component design and state management.
- Experience with relational databases and writing complex SQL queries.
- Proven experience maintaining, refactoring, and modernizing legacy codebases.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git).
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience working with sports data is a plus.