Software Engineer – Automated Video Production

About the role

Sportradar’s Automated Content Unit is looking for a Software Engineer to help build AI‑driven video production tools that capture and stream high‑level sporting events without human intervention. You will design, develop, and maintain core software components that power our automated video pipelines.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, test and maintain libraries, components and backend services for automated video production, including data analysis, event distribution, and video/audio encoding optimization.
• Develop and extend APIs, services, and tools that enable AI‑driven filming and live‑streaming across a global distributed architecture.
• Research new technologies and methodologies to solve technical challenges and improve the software development process.
• Participate in code reviews, write clean, scalable, documented code, and contribute to continuous improvement of existing solutions.

Required profile

• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with web‑API frameworks such as Flask.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux systems, version control, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑moving, research‑focused environment.

Required skills

• Python
• Flask (or similar web‑API framework)
• OpenAPI / WebRTC specifications
• Linux
• Git and CI/CD tools
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• PostgreSQL (knowledge a plus)
• AWS cloud services