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title: 'Freelance Unity Developer at Beyond Sports'
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# Freelance Unity Developer at Beyond Sports

- **Company:** Beyond Sports
- **Location:** Alkmaar, Netherlands
- **Employment:** temporary
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wearebeyondsports/753f002f-c2cf-4484-abd1-baf999b7cc79

## Job description

## FREELANCE UNITY DEVELOPER

Location: Must be based in the Netherlands (Remote or Hybrid Working)

Contract Type: Freelance / Project-Based

Commitment: 32–40 hours/week

Project Duration: 6-12 months

Rate: Dependent on experience, please outline your expectations in your application

Project & Role Overview

Beyond Sports is looking for an experienced Freelance Unity Developer to join us on a project basis. We create innovative digital sports experiences by blending real-world sports data with dynamic interactive technology, powering live match visualizations, broadcast overlays, and next-generation metaverse content.

We need a self-driven developer who can hit the ground running, write clean C# code, solve complex technical challenges, and help bring high-performance 3D interactive applications to life.

## Key Deliverables & Responsibilities

- Core Development: Write clean, scalable, and well-documented C# code in Unity3D for dynamic interactive features.
- Data Integration: Implement and optimize real-time sports data feeds into interactive 3D visualizations.
- Performance Optimisation: Debug, profile, and solve complex architectural and performance challenges.
- Collaboration: Partner with our internal team of developers, designers, and artists to deliver project milestones on schedule.

## Requirements & Qualifications

- 3+ years of professional Unity3D (C#) development experience.
- Proven track record of delivering clean, maintainable, and scalable project architecture.
- Strong debugging skills and experience integrating dynamic external data.
- Solid experience with Git version control.
- Valid freelance registration / registered business status is required.

Nice-to-Haves:

- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, or Agile workflows.
- Experience with asynchronous programming.

## What We Offer

- High-Impact Work: Contribute directly to cutting-edge real-time sports technology viewed by millions worldwide.
- Collaborative Environment: Work alongside top talent with great office perks while on-site (catered lunch, coffee, Friday drinks, office games).
- Clear Scope & Autonomy: Focused technical goals with freedom to execute best-practice solutions.
- Future Work: Potential for extension or recurring contract work on future projects.

## About Beyond Sports

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Beyond Sports transforms raw sports tracking data into real-time 3D animated broadcasts, AI-driven commentary, and immersive fan experiences.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Sony in November 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Alkmaar, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Sander J. Schouten (CEO & Co-Founder) and Nicolaas Westerhof (CTO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Sports Technology, Data Visualization, Broadcast Media
- Target customers: B2B — sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL), broadcasters, media partners, brands, and data rightsholders
- Mission or purpose statement: To revolutionize the sports industry through cutting-edge technology and AI-driven insights, reimagining how sports are consumed by fans worldwide.

## Products & Services
- **Data Processing Engine**: Ingests and merges multiple raw tracking data streams (often incomplete or single-point) to produce a consistent, production-ready format. Compatible with any output including the Metaverse, media partners, and digital platforms.
- **Data Visualization Platform**: An Emmy Award-winning visualization engine that creates real-time 3D animations from enhanced tracking data, powering alternative broadcasts (e.g., "NHL Hockeyverse"), performance analysis, and post-match programs.
- **Creative & Storytelling Services**: Co-creates immersive narratives, animated broadcasts, AI commentary, and fan-first content for apps, gaming platforms, and branded worlds that enhance fan engagement and loyalty.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (acquired by Sony in 2022 for an undisclosed amount)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised $2.36M prior to acquisition; now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sony Group (parent company, via Hawk-Eye and Pulselive), NFL, NBA, NHL
- **Growth Signals**: Emmy Award-winning technology; live broadcasts on gaming platforms as a next major goal; integrated with Sony’s Hawk-Eye tracking system and Pulselive digital services; team of 50+ employees representing 17 nationalities

## Competitive Advantages
- **Sony Ecosystem Integration**: Unique access to Hawk-Eye’s tracking data and Pulselive’s distribution, creating a vertically integrated pipeline from data capture to fan-facing content.
- **Proprietary Data Enhancement**: Proprietary engine that validates, enhances, and unifies raw tracking data into complete, lifelike 3D skeletons — a technical moat that competitors struggle to replicate.
- **Creative & Tech Fusion**: In-house 3D artists, engineers, and storytellers working side-by-side, enabling rapid production of broadcast-ready, immersive experiences that are both technically advanced and creatively compelling.

## Strategic Focus
- **Live Gaming Integration**: Pivoting to bring live match broadcasts onto gaming platforms, creating a new category of interactive sports consumption.
- **Deepening Sony Synergy**: Leveraging Hawk-Eye’s data and Pulselive’s digital services to scale globally and offer end-to-end solutions for leagues and broadcasters.
- **Expanding Sport Verticals**: Building on existing NFL, NBA, and NHL partnerships to enter new sports and markets, with a focus on direct-to-consumer experiences.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Environment**: Described as “more like a living room than a corporate space,” with an open, modern office overlooking canals in Alkmaar. High value placed on diversity — 17 nationalities among 50+ team members.
- **Workspace & Perks**: In-office role with two adjacent offices; ping-pong, corn-hole, darts, video games, and board games; freshly prepared hot meals three times a week by an in-house chef, plus fresh fruit, snacks, and drinks.
- **Growth & Development**: Access to learning courses; hands-on work with industry-leading data technology on high-impact projects for world-renowned sports organizations.
- **Wellness**: Company fitness card for a nearby gym; ergonomic work equipment provided from day one.
- **Team Events**: Regular Friday drinks, project watch parties, and an annual company trip.

## Sources
1. [beyondsports.nl](https://www.beyondsports.nl/)
2. [beyondsports.nl/careers-page](https://www.beyondsports.nl/careers-page)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/beyond-sports)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/beyond-sports)
5. [sony.com](https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/technology/stories/entries/20240411/beyondsports/)

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