Company Overview
At the Miami Marlins, we make waves — on and off the field.
We’re built for sustainable success thanks to our commitment to be great teammates, bold innovators, and thinking long-term. These three pillars guide us in championing a winning culture across the organization. The work we do doesn’t just impact our team — it reaches fans and communities across South Florida.
Position Summary
As a Senior Software Engineer – Front-End, you will be a key contributor to the development and maintenance of software applications that support the Baseball Operations department. Your deep expertise with user interfaces and front-end development will enable you to work on a variety of projects. Your focus will be building data-driven applications, integrating complex systems, and optimizing baseball-related workflows and user experiences. This role requires strong technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with analysts, coaches, scouts, and other stakeholders. Ideally, you’ll be full-stack capable, but with an interest and expertise toward building front-end clients for responsive web and mobile applications.
Essential Functions
- Design, develop, and maintain web-based and mobile applications to support baseball operations, scouting, player development, and analytics.
- Write efficient, scalable, and maintainable code while adhering to best practices in software engineering.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and develop technical solutions.
- Implement and maintain data-intensive front-end clients built on top of APIs that surface data that will be visualized.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes to ensure software quality.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and modern practices in software development and baseball analytics.
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
Our Values
We Are Great Teammates
- Supports and encourages colleagues.
- Provides and receives feedback without judgement or ego.
- Holds one another to a high standard.
- Provides help and encouragement proactively.
- Assumes positive intentions from others.
- Looks for ways to help make their teammates better.
We Are Innovators
- Embraces a growth mindset.
- Challenges conventional wisdom.
- Unafraid to fail.
- Pushes boundaries and doesn't accept impossible.
- Asks why and asks why not.
We Think Long-Term
- Asks: what can I do today that will pay off a year from now.
- Eschews instant gratification for bigger benefits in the future.
- Always trying to think three steps ahead.
Skill Requirements
- Strong proficiency in programming in TypeScript and JavaScript, with exposure to other languages a plus.
- Demonstratable experience with front-end React frameworks (such as but not limited to Vite, React Router, Next.js) is preferred, but will also consider significant backgrounds in other frameworks such as Angular and Vue.
- Ability to distinguish the benefits and drawbacks between Single Page Applications (SPAs) and Server-Side Rendering (SSR).
- Working knowledge of back-end frameworks (Node.js, FastAPI, Django, or Flask).
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (preferably Google Cloud, but also AWS or Azure) and DevOps practices.
- Experience developing and integrating APIs and working with both Relational and NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience building for mobile, preferably iOS, either with native (Swift) or cross-platform (React Native, Flutter) tooling is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Passion for baseball and familiarity with advanced baseball analytics is a plus.
Education & Experience Guidelines
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, or related fields.
- Proven experience in building and maintaining large scale highly available applications.
- Prior experience working in sports analytics or baseball-related software development is a plus.
Work Environment
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Availability to travel occasionally for industry conferences or organizational needs.
- Ability to sit/stand for extended periods and work in an office environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
