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title: 'Senior Core Software Engineer at Beyond Sports'
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# Senior Core Software Engineer at Beyond Sports

- **Company:** Beyond Sports
- **Location:** Melbourne, Australia
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wearebeyondsports/df870caf-5d77-40df-9c03-bc1480bf4aaf

## Job description

## SENIOR CORE SOFTWARE ENGINEER

If you’re a skilled backend engineer who thrives on solving complex production challenges, passionate about high-availability infrastructure, and ready to lead technical resolution for real-time sports experiences, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

What Your Day Will Look Like

As a Senior Core Software Engineer at Beyond Sports, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the resilience, scalability, and integrity of our global backend platforms. You will lead high-severity production incident responses, perform root cause analyses, and develop long-term solutions that keep our live systems operating seamlessly.

Each day, you’ll collaborate with backend developers, infrastructure specialists, and product teams to safeguard our production environments. You’ll be hands-on: diving deep into distributed systems, debugging complex core codebase issues, optimizing database queries, and managing live data streaming pipelines.

You will work to build preventative monitoring and proactive automation. Whether you are crafting automated end-to-end integration scripts, establishing robust alerting pipelines in Grafana or Prometheus, or mentoring junior team members on operational best practices, you’ll be an essential pillar in maintaining world-class system reliability. This role is to work

## What We Value

At Beyond Sports, we move fast, aim high, and never settle. We believe in technical excellence, proactive ownership, and collaborative problem-solving, giving you the autonomy to architect reliable systems while supporting you with a team that’s as passionate as you are.

You’ll fit right in if you:

- Love debugging complex backend systems and making production architectures bulletproof.
- Are collaborative and communicative, bridging the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders seamlessly.
- Thrive in high-stakes environments where real-time streaming and high data ingestion demand sharp, decisive action.
- Take pride in writing clean automation scripts, runbooks, and preventative tooling.
- Are eager to mentor others and elevate the operational maturity of the entire team.

Tech Stack and Skill Requirements

You don’t need to tick every box, but here’s what we’re looking for:

- Experience: Proven track record operating and troubleshooting distributed systems at scale.
- Infrastructure & Cloud: Strong experience with AWS (ECS, CDK, Lambda, Cognito, CloudFront) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows.
- Real-time Data: Practical experience handling streaming architectures like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Programming & DBs: Proficiency in object-oriented programming (e.g., C# .NET) to debug codebases, paired with strong SQL and database optimization skills.
- Observability: Hands-on experience with monitoring frameworks like Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or Datadog.
- CI/CD & Automation: Good understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines and scripting for automated integration testing.
- Bonus: Direct experience working in real-time sports technology or media streaming architectures.

Why Level Up Your Career at Beyond Sports:

- Fast-paced. High-impact. Zero boredom. We move quickly, ship often, and build backend systems that handle massive live sports data.
- Build with freedom. Scale with purpose. You won’t just put out fires—you’ll establish long-term reliability standards and see your systems perform under pressure globally.
- Never stop learning. We invest in your growth, helping you sharpen your skills in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and advanced observability.
- Global impact, real users. Your work ensures millions of fans experience sports technology uninterrupted.

Ready to Make an Impact? If you’re a skilled backend engineer who thrives on solving complex production challenges, passionate about high-availability infrastructure, and ready to lead technical resolution for real-time sports experiences, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

## 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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