Job Title: Developer – Baseball Systems

Job Summary: The Kansas City Royals Baseball Club is seeking a highly motivated developer to work with our group of Developers to support baseball operations. The ideal applicant will be able to manage multiple concurrent projects that facilitate enhanced communications, reporting, and other interactions between teams internal to the organization. At this time, we are open to the possibility of Remote work for the right candidate.

Position Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

· Assist in development tasks and data operations

o Help with system administration of database and web servers

o Assist in daily task monitoring to ensure data health, quality assurance, and reliability of systems

o Automate reports and other tasks that are used on a regular basis

o Support schema and testing of databases of various sizes

o Maintain and support existing code across various languages and frameworks

o Develop, test, and optimize performance and accuracy of scripts used to calculate derived data

o Design, build, and deploy new features for organizational web applications

o Automate, manage, and report data lifecycle based on retention and storage requirements

o Explore novel tools to visualize data and explore models by implementing UI/UX in HTML, CSS, JavaScript/Vue.js

o Develop responsive front-end designs suitable for multiple devices and screen sizes

o Collaborate with baseball operations staff to create and improve internal analysis and informational tools.

o Help ensure that systems and solutions are in line with organizational objectives

Position Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required:

4 year degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field or equivalent experience is required
Ability to work evening, weekend, and holiday hours during the baseball season is a must
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels
Ability to recognize and maintain confidentiality of work materials and issues as appropriate
Experience with the following tools, platforms, and business data is required:
Two years of experience with Python
Strong knowledge of SQL
Strong knowledge of Django, Flask, or similar
Basic administration of UNIX-based servers (Linux, Mac, etc.)
Managing cloud resources on AWS or a similar platform
Interest in and knowledge of UI/UX and web development technologies such as HTML5, JavaScript, Vue.js, Vite, ChartJS
Experience with the following tools, platforms and business data is preferred:
Business intelligence experience is a plus
Baseball knowledge and exposure to baseball statistics

Physical Requirements:

· Ability to lift items weighing as much as 25 pounds

· Must be able to be productive utilizing a computer keyboard and telephone

· Must be able to be productive in a work environment where the noise level can be high at times

· Must be comfortable walking to navigate the facility to access the office, concourse, etc.

· Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as required by deadlines and event scheduling

The physical demands described here are representative of those that may be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This role is a Full-Time, Exempt opportunity that is eligible for Company Benefits, 401K, and PTO. This role is expected to have a standard 40-hour work week.

Developer - Baseball Systems