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Sportradar is the world's leading sports technology company serving 1,700+ sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries. The Odds Tribe division offers popular trading services used by over 200 organizations worldwide, managing betting probabilities using leading-edge mathematical models and providing web interfaces for sportsbook control.
In this Senior Java Software Engineer role, you will build high-performance services and products on top of real-time sports data collected 24/7 globally across 30+ sports. You'll have a real opportunity to influence design and technology decisions, become a domain expert in real-time sports data systems, and use ATDD/BDD techniques in daily work with Github and GitLab CI.
You'll work in a collaborative, global environment with engineering offices across Europe, Asia, and the US. The company emphasizes quality-focused engineering practices, cloud-first principles, and work-life balance. You'll have the ability to shape your workday and career through a clearly defined professional development plan, work with senior leadership, and participate in vibrant communities including Women in Tech and Pride groups.
The role is fully office-based in Ljubljana, with flexible working hours but strong emphasis on in-person collaboration, knowledge sharing, fast decision-making, and team connection as key drivers of innovation and success.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of professional software development experience with strong Java expertise
- Ability to design and deliver distributed systems in production and understand operational requirements
- Ownership of complex initiatives independently, from architecture decisions to post-incident reviews
- Natural mentoring ability and technical review skills that are direct, constructive, and useful
- Deep understanding of testing strategy, CI/CD, and engineering excellence in practice
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, and microservices at scale (strong advantage)
- Engineering leadership skills where people see you as a role model
