Senior Software Engineer

<p>Catapult is building the future of sports performance technology, with a mission to <strong>Unleash the Potential</strong> of every athlete and team on earth. We don't just work in the sporting industry; we are actively changing it.&nbsp; Since 2006, our solutions have been leading the way in sports performance software, science, and data, in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing.</p> <p>We work with over 5,000+ teams around the world, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimize athletes’ health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Catapult is a sports technology company that empowers professional teams to make data-driven decisions. We deliver health, performance, video, and AI insights from the locker room to competitive environments, ensuring every decision is an opportunity to gain an advantage, sharpen performance, and build lasting success.</p> <h3><strong>WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT </strong><strong>STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY</strong><strong> &nbsp;</strong></h3> <p>We are looking for a talented <strong>Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer</strong> with a drive to build quality products.</p> <p>This role offers the opportunity to contribute across multiple applications and throughout the entire technology stack, from databases and backend services to APIs and front-end development.</p> <p>Based in Cologne, you will be a key player in the Engineering team working on the IMPECT family of applications. You’ll contribute to IMPECT’s internal services that power our data ecosystem, sourcing and managing data from external providers, ingesting and recording video content, and enabling large-scale event collection and annotation. You’ll also help build and evolve the systems that support our data collection workforce, including tools for task assignment, progress tracking, deadline management, quality assurance, and accurate compensation. In addition, you’ll develop database-driven tools that ensure consistency and detect anomalies, safeguarding data quality when integrating multiple data sources. IMPECT’s applications are written in modern frameworks and provide exciting challenges. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you’ll be part of a highly motivated team building and evolving the core services that power our data collection platform, forming the foundation for the applications we deliver to our customers.</p> <p>We believe that our customers deserve to have the leading technology, and we are on a mission to make the best possible products to enhance their performance.&nbsp; Our engineers drive this ethos by making sure all of this technology comes together in a way our customers love to use.</p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.</li> <li>Build and maintain Angular web applications</li> <li>Build and maintain Java Spring Boot APIs and backend services that power our applications</li> <li>Design and implement database schema</li> <li>Profile and optimize query performance in backend applications</li> <li>Engage in architectural discussions to help design scalable and resilient systems.</li> <li>Work directly with Product and Design on scoping and designing features</li> <li>Work in multidisciplinary teams and interface with other engineers in our team and across various domains.</li> <li>Document your work in a shared knowledge base platform.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>WHAT YOU’LL NEED</strong></h3> <ul> <li>At least 5 years of software development experience.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience programming in Typescript, Javascript, and Angular</li> <li>Demonstrated experience programming in Kotlin or Java.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience working in SQL and designing database schema</li> <li>Ability to reason about and debug complex systems and applications</li> <li>Experience with Git code management is highly desired.</li> </ul> <p>Other Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Very strong attention to detail.</li> <li>Proven self-starter.</li> <li>Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing.</li> <li>Ability to prioritise and a “can-do” attitude.</li> <li>Occasionally providing technical assistance to our customer support team</li> </ul> <p><strong>WHY CATAPULT?&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.</li> <li>We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication in order to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance o