Overview
The Milwaukee Brewers are currently seeking a full-time Developer for Baseball Systems. This individual will collaborate with the Baseball Research & Development team and will assist in the expansion and maintenance of an aggregated player information and reporting system. This position requires strong software development skills and experience as well as a demonstrated ability for independent thought and working within a team framework.
Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be
assigned. - Responsible for design and development of user
interfaces/experiences and fast and efficient back-end systems for
all new and existing Baseball Operations department systems. - Assist in creating additional application content and
visualizations for organizational share, especially for mobile
environments. - Create necessary data structure to facilitate user-friendly
analytical research to be conducted within the Brewers player
information/reporting system and additional external applications. - Identify, diagnose and resolve data quality issues. Facilitate
discussion between department head and end users as it relates to
building easy-to-use and intuitive interfaces that meet their needs. - Create tests and documentation around new features and functionality.
Execute exploratory research and analysis directed by the department
head, as needed.
Qualifications
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. - Experience with software development, including requirements
definition, design, development, testing, implementation, and
iterative improvement. - Experience in Agile teams, particularly Scrum, is a plus.
- Proficiency with web development technologies (including C#, Angular,
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks). Strong
understanding of desktop, laptop and mobile UI/UX design concepts and
demonstrated ability to apply responsive design techniques.
Particularly focused on representing large data sets in easy to
consume user interfaces. - Knowledge of Microsoft SQL (database management and optimization
techniques a plus). - Working familiarity with advanced statistical concepts, particularly
those relevant to sabermetric player evaluation techniques including
experience implementing statistical calculations, derivations, and
graphical representations into software applications (experience with
R and Mathematica a plus).
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) in Computer Science, Information Systems,
or related field from four-year college or university; and zero to
three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
Computer Skills
- To perform the job successfully, an individual should have knowledge
of Microsoft office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Access, Outlook, and Internet Explorer.
Work Hours
Business hours are Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, however, candidates must be capable of working extended hours such as overtime, nights, and weekends, when necessary.