Basketball Software Engineer

Sacramento Kings•Sacramento, CA

6d•$90,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Basketball Software Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain critical applications and systems within Basketball Operations. Through full-stack engineering, UI/UX, and data engineering, your work will directly support player evaluation, roster construction, cap management, and long-term planning. This role is ideal for an engineer with strong technical capabilities and a passion for using technology and insights to drive sustainable success. This position requires unconventional hours including working in the evenings, weekends and on holidays.

Requirements

While we ideally seek candidates with 3-5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, we are open to high-potential junior engineers or recent graduates who possess strong fundamentals.
Background in full-stack web development.
Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or Vue) and backend development (RESTful services, security, and performance optimization).
Experience or familiarity with managing relational databases, ETL workflows, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
Ability to work evening, weekend, and holiday hours (as dictated by the basketball calendar).
Willingness and ability to relocate to Sacramento and work on-site in the Kings Basketball offices.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with UI/UX design principles, wireframing, or product design is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain full-stack web applications, including internal tools for scouting reports, advanced analytics, and player information.
Build responsive tools and interfaces that allow users to explore complex datasets and extract actionable insights.
Partner directly with analysts, scouts, and executives to translate operational workflows into intuitive digital tools that support scouting, coaching, and roster management.
Elevate team engineering practices through code reviews, standards, and collaboration.
Integrate third-party data feeds, internal API services, and data pipelines.
Represent the Kings in a professional manner while maintaining confidentiality.