Senior Java Developer

Company Description

We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

Job Description

Sportradar Virtual Gaming GmbH leverages artificial intelligence to create cutting-edge virtual sports betting solutions. We empower betting providers around the world to offer 24/7 live betting on simulated sports events—from cricket to tennis and basketball. As a fully owned subsidiary of Sportradar AG, we’re part of a global network of over 4,000 employees across 30+ offices, serving 1,000+ companies in 100+ countries.

Why Join Us?

• Small Agile Team, Big Impact: Work in a close-knit Java team of 4–5 developers, backed by staff engineers, a line manager, and a Product Owner. You’ll have a direct say in envisioning and delivering new products in the booming virtual sports market.

• Hybrid Work Model: Enjoy 2 days of home office and 3 days in our Bremen office, striking the perfect balance between collaboration and flexibility.

• Full Tech Ownership: Embrace “You build it, you run it.” You’ll be involved from initial concept to deployment and monitoring, collaborating with designers, QA, and cloud specialists.

• Well-Defined Career Framework: We prioritize continuous personal growth—from language classes and skill-building workshops to a clear path for advancement.

• Fun & Modern Workspace: Break up your day with fresh fruit, coffee, company fitness programs, plus in-office ping-pong, darts, and video games.

YOUR CHALLENGE:  

• You join an international team of Java developers envisioning, creating and maintaining exciting new projects and features  
• You work in an interdisciplinary environment where everyone works together to support our products from creation to sunsetting  
• Together with Sportradar specialists, you work on topics like performance tuning, and cloud optimisation.
• You, together with your team, will define, develop, deploy and Monitor a solution. (You build it, you run it).
• You are self-motivated and can work together with your team to deliver results.

YOUR PROFILE:  

• Java Expertise: You are an experienced senior or a mid-level ready for the next step with at least 5+ years of professional experience delivering well-structured, maintainable code; strong knowledge of Java, preferably on Java 11 or later (we use 17).

• Front-End Familiarity: Capable of bridging the gap between front-end and back-end.

• DevOps Mindset: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, and overall SDLC practices.

• Modern Development Principles: Comfortable with SOLID, TDD, XP, and the practices that keep code clean and teams agile.

• Team Player with Communication Skills: A good command of English (written and spoken); self-motivated and collaborative.

• Continuous Learner: Committed to refining not just software, but also team processes and your own soft and hard skill set.

Tech Stack We Use

• Languages & Frameworks: Java 17, Spring Boot, Quarkus framework,
• Testing & Logging: JUnit5, Mockito, AssertJ, Log4J2
• Build & Dependency: Maven, Liquibase, Gradle
• Persistence & Storage: Hibernate, Panache, MySQL, DynamoDB, Caffeine
• Cloud & Containerization: ECS, EKS
• Quality & Security: JaCoCo, Mend, SonarQube, Spotless

Location

Konsul-Smidt-Str. 8f, Bremen , Germany