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Our work spans roster and player lifecycle management, broadcast and content operations, high scale APIs for clubs and the amateur ecosystem, on field technology that supports real time game workflows, event operations and logistics, and tooling that supports umpires. We care about reliability, performance, and a culture of thoughtful engineering, learning, and mentorship.\nYou will become a key contributor on our team to build and own production applications and services that power MLB Club and League operations, collaborating closely within an agile team to deliver best in class solutions. The ideal candidate is a self motivated engineer with strong experience in web application development and a proven ability to learn quickly and deliver high-quality results.\nResponsibilities\nDevelop production applications: Build and maintain services and user interfaces using core technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, and more\nMaintain and debug software: Instrument applications with logs, metrics, and traces; use them to diagnose and resolve production issues. Build dashboards and alerts, and participate in a minimally interruptive on call rotation\nCollaborate and communicate: Contribute across the full software development lifecycle planning, requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and maintenance. Provide thorough code reviews, seek feedback on your own work, and partner with product owners to ensure a strong user experience and right-sized scope\nContinuously improve quality: Add unit and integration tests, fix bugs, reduce technical debt, and stay current with evolving technologies\nUse AI responsibly: Leverage AI tools such as code assistants, test generators, and documentation summarizers to accelerate work by validating outputs, citing sources when relevant, and always maintaining human review\nKeep learning: Seek feedback, pair program, and grow skills across our stack, including backend, frontend, data, and cloud\nQualifications & Skills\n2+ years of professional experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, full stack system\nProficiency in at least one modern language such as Java, Python, TypeScript and Node, or Go\nDemonstrated proficiency using a modern JavaScript framework\nHands on experience in Web APIs and Git\nA strong foundation with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and writing simple queries\nExcellent problem solving and communication skills, with a passion for collaborating in a fast-paced, agile environment\nExposure to containers and cloud concepts, or eagerness to learn quickly\nCore Traits\nResults oriented: You work with your team to clarify ambiguous tasks, design and implement solutions efficiently, and communicate progress, challenges, and blockers effectively\nTechnically strong: You have broad and deep technical knowledge, capable of building applications end-to-end from UI to database. You understand web application and microservice architectures and know when to apply transactional vs. eventual consistency models\nLearner’s mindset: You’re always seeking to learn, ask thoughtful questions, and act quickly on feedback\nCollaborative teammate: You communicate clearly and respectfully, foster a supportive team environment, and handle differing opinions with professionalism and openness\nAI augmented, not AI-dependent: You use AI tools to assist, not replace, thoughtful engineering and human judgment\nOwnership and accountability: You take pride in your work, feel a deep sense of ownership, and reflect on both successes and setbacks to continually improve\nPreferred Skills\nCloud Platforms: Hands on experience with either Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services\nCaching: knowledge of Redis or Valkey\nAsynchronous Messaging: Familiarity with message brokers like ActiveMQ, Kafka, or RabbitMQ\nContent Delivery Networks (CDNs): Experience with Fastly, Cloudflare, or Akamai\nFrontend Development: Exposure to frontend build and package management tools\nSalary Range: $120,000 - $155,000 (Base Salary) + Bonus\nAs a candidate for this position, your salary and related aspects of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees.\nTop MLB Perks & Benefits\nCompetitive Benefits Package\nCompany 401K Contribution\nPaid Time Off and Holidays\nPaid Parental Leave\nAccess to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV\nDiscounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com\nEmployee Assistance Programs (EAP)\nOnsite/Online Training & Development Programs\nTuition Reimbursement\nDisability Benefits (short term and long term)\nLife and Accidental Death Insurance\nPet Insurance\nWhy MLB?\nMajor League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.\nCalifornia Residents: Please see our California Recruitment Privacy Policy for more details.\nColorado Residents: Colorado based applicants may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.\nApplicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email us at . 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