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Major League Baseball (MLB) · 1 day ago

Software Engineer, Media Services

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$120K/yr - $155K/yr

Major League Baseball (MLB) is seeking a motivated Software Engineer to join their Streaming Services Engineering team. The role involves building and maintaining core services for MLB's streaming platform, enabling fans to access live and on-demand baseball content across multiple devices.

AssociationBaseballSportsSports Leagues and Teams

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, build, enhance, and maintain Java-based microservices that power MLB’s streaming platform, including content access control, media pipeline orchestration, partner integrations, and playback services

Implement new features and improve existing services to enhance performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability

Write clean, testable, and well-documented code following best practices and team standards, including unit and integration tests

Build and maintain GraphQL APIs (queries and mutations) and integrate with internal and external services

Develop event-driven workflows using message queues (e.g., ActiveMQ, Pub/Sub)

Debug and resolve production issues by analyzing logs, monitoring performance, and implementing fixes

Collaborate with senior engineers, product managers, and cross-functional partners throughout the development lifecycle

Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and technical design reviews

Review pull requests, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to shared code quality standards

Learn through mentorship, pair programming, and knowledge sharing via documentation and team presentations

Qualification

JavaMicroservicesGraphQL APIsCloud platformsDistributed systemsEvent-driven architectureMessage queuesAgile developmentDockerKubernetesPythonJavaScriptCI/CD pipelinesTesting frameworks

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Experience delivering backend software and services using JVM-based languages (Python, JavaScript, or frontend experience is a plus)

Familiarity with Agile development processes and modern software development tools (IDEs, source control, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks)

Exposure to distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and client-facing APIs

Experience collaborating with senior engineers to support large-scale production systems

Preferred

Experience with microservices architectures

Experience building or consuming GraphQL APIs

Experience with message queues or streaming platforms (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Google Pub/Sub, Kafka)

Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Interest in or experience with streaming media, content delivery, or sports technology

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

Company 401K Contribution

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & TV

Discounts at MLB Store | com

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

Life and Accidental Death Insurance

Pet Insurance

Company

Major League Baseball (MLB)

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Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S.

Founded in 2000

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.mlb.com

H1B Sponsorship

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