Senior Software Engineer(.Net & SQL)

The Stats Developer builds, supports, and improves the systems and integrations that power live sports statistics across DAZN/Fox Sports products and broadcast workflows. The role focuses on ingesting, validating, transforming, and publishing sports data from third-party providers and internal capture systems so it can be used reliably by digital products, broadcast graphics, and internal stakeholders. This role sits at the intersection of sports data, live operations, product delivery, and stakeholder support - covering provider integrations, internal capture platforms, broadcast data feeds, and operational support for a 24x7 sports data environment.

Key Responsibilities

Sports Data Integrations

• Build, maintain, and support integrations with external sports data providers including, but not limited to Sport radar and Champion Data.
• Support real-time and near-real-time ingestion pipelines for sports such as AFL, Netball, NRL, Cricket, Football, Basketball, Motorsport, and others as required
• Map provider data into internal schemas and publishing models used by APIs, widgets, broadcast systems, and internal tools
• Investigate and resolve issues with incoming feeds, data quality, sequencing, match states, and downstream publishing
• Support changes required when providers update feed structures, fields, or delivery patterns

Internal Stats Capture Support

• Support and enhance in-house stats capture systems used for sports including NRL and Cricket

• Work closely with the internal stats division to ensure captured data is correctly stored, validated, published, and displayed
• Help maintain the tools and workflows used for live capture, correction, validation, and display of match statistics
• Support internal users of capture and display systems during live events and operational windows
• Assist with issue triage, defect resolution, and continuous improvement of internal stats workflows

Broadcast and Graphics Support

• Support data delivery for OB graphics and related broadcast workflows, including integrations that feed systems such as Virtual Eye
• Ensure live and post-match data is available in the correct format and at the right time for on-air and production use
• Troubleshoot issues affecting graphics, overlays, scoreboards, and other production-facing data outputs
• Work with broadcast, production, and operational stakeholders to support live event requirements

Internal Stakeholder Support

• Support internal stakeholders across stats operations, editorial, digital, product, broadcast, and production
• Help deliver and maintain data used in scoreboards, match centres, fixtures, ladders, player stats, breakdowns, and related sports experiences
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, QA, and operations teams to improve reliability and usability of stats products
• Investigate and resolve data issues raised by internal users and business teams
• Provide technical support and clear communication during incidents, live issues, and post-event reviews

Platform Support, Operations, and On-Call

• Support a 24x7 sports data platform that underpins live scores, statistics, capture, and broadcast data services
• Participate in an on-call roster to support live and business-critical sports data systems outside standard business hours
• Monitor and respond to incidents affecting provider integrations, internal capture systems, publishing pipelines, and downstream consumers
• Perform production support, issue triage, root cause analysis, and service recovery during live sporting events
• Support planned sporting calendars, peak event periods, and critical match windows where operational responsiveness is essential
• Contribute to operational readiness, support documentation, and continuous improvement of platform reliability

Typical Project Areas

• Integrating and supporting Sportradar feeds for schedules, scores, standings, and player/team data
• Integrating and supporting Champion Data feeds for sports such as AFL and Netball
• Supporting internal capture platforms for NRL and Cricket
• Delivering and maintaining data feeds for OB graphics and Virtual Eye
• Supporting internal stats products used by editorial, digital, production, and operations teams
• Improving the reliability and usability of live stats capture and display workflows
• Supporting platform operations, incident response, and live-event troubleshooting in a 24x7 environment
• Assisting with new sports, new competitions, and changes to provider data structures or downstream requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Core Technical Skills

• Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• Strong SQL skills including:

o query writing

o stored procedures

o views o triggers

o data investigation and troubleshooting

o performance-aware database development

• Experience working with .NET / C# applications
• Experience supporting or developing desktop applications used for operational or capture workflows
• Experience working with data integration services, import processes, and real-time or near-real time data pipelines
• Experience with XML, JSON, and API/data-feed integration patterns
• Experience troubleshooting production issues across application, database, and integration layers
• CI/CD and Github actions
• Expertise in EKS, Argo and AWS suite Sports Data / Platform Experience
• Experience working with sports data, live data feeds, or real-time integrations
• Experience integrating third-party providers such as Sportradar, Champion Data, or similar
• Experience supporting systems used in broadcast, graphics, digital sports products, or sports statistics platforms
• Experience supporting operational or live-event systems where timeliness and accuracy are critical
• Ability to work closely with internal operational stakeholders in high-pressure live environments .NET / Application Stack
• Based on the nature of the platform and internal tooling, the role should be comfortable working across:

o C# / .NET applications

o Microsoft SQL Server-backed applications o Desktop applications used by internal stats/capture teams

o Service and integration applications that support ingestion, transformation, and publishing of sports data

o SQL Server in production environments

o Experience with modern and legacy .NET application stacks

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience in a sports broadcast, sports media, or live operations environment
• Familiarity with OB graphics, Virtual Eye, or other production graphics/data workflows
• Experience supporting capture and display tools used by internal operational teams
• Knowledge of sports data products such as scoreboards, ladders, player stats, match breakdowns, and fixtures
• Experience participating in on-call support or supporting 24x7 production platforms
• Experience with incident management, service recovery, and post-incident review processes