Software Engineer, Media Services

Mlb Advanced Media, L.P.•New York, NY

About The Position

We are seeking a motivated Software Engineer to join our Streaming Services Engineering team. You'll work on building and maintaining the core services that powers MLB's streaming platform, enabling millions of fans to watch live and on-demand baseball content across multiple platforms and devices. This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse, modern tech stack across multiple microservices, contribute to high-impact features, and grow your skills in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience delivering backend software and services using JVM-based languages (Python, JavaScript, or frontend experience is a plus)
Familiarity with Agile development processes and modern software development tools (IDEs, source control, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks)
Exposure to distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and client-facing APIs
Experience collaborating with senior engineers to support large-scale production systems

Nice To Haves

Experience with microservices architectures
Experience building or consuming GraphQL APIs
Experience with message queues or streaming platforms (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Google Pub/Sub, Kafka)
Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Interest in or experience with streaming media, content delivery, or sports technology

Responsibilities

Design, build, enhance, and maintain Java-based microservices that power MLB's streaming platform, including content access control, media pipeline orchestration, partner integrations, and playback services
Implement new features and improve existing services to enhance performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Write clean, testable, and well-documented code following best practices and team standards, including unit and integration tests
Build and maintain GraphQL APIs (queries and mutations) and integrate with internal and external services
Develop event-driven workflows using message queues (e.g., ActiveMQ, Pub/Sub)
Debug and resolve production issues by analyzing logs, monitoring performance, and implementing fixes
Collaborate with senior engineers, product managers, and cross-functional partners throughout the development lifecycle
Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and technical design reviews
Review pull requests, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to shared code quality standards
Learn through mentorship, pair programming, and knowledge sharing via documentation and team presentations