Backend/DevOps Engineer

Overview

Stathletes is revolutionizing professional hockey data and analytics for the world’s premier leagues, teams, players, agents, media, sportsbooks and digital platforms. Our mission is to offer the most comprehensive dataset in sports to drive the most accurate and insightful statistical analysis available in the market.

And we're looking for an experienced Backend/DevOps Engineer to join our team! As a key member you will take ownership of both backend development and infrastructure operations for our software suite that services our internal teams, sports clubs, media and the world's premier hockey leagues.

The Role

As a Backend/DevOps Engineer you'll work at the intersection of software development and infrastructure operations, building scalable backend services while ensuring robust deployment pipelines and system reliability. Working closely with our CTO and a team of Full-Stack, Database and DevOps engineers, you will architect backend systems, automate infrastructure, and establish best practices for continuous integration and deployment. You will make real and meaningful contributions to the world of data in professional sports and have significant influence over our infrastructure choices and technology stack as we scale to deliver cutting-edge features and insights in our next phase of growth.

This role also provides an exciting opportunity to build infrastructure that supports cutting-edge AI systems, being part of a team that is shaping how the world creates and consumes sports data.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have:

Experience building and maintaining scalable backend systems and APIs
Strong proficiency with backend frameworks (Ruby on Rails, Python/FastAPI, etc.)
Deep expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, etc), orchstration (Ansible, etc) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, etc)
Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS)
Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (GitHub Actions, etc)
Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, ELK stack, etc)
Strong grasp of SQL databases, caching strategies, and distributed systems
Familiarity with version control best practices (Git, Github)
Experience in other technologies or programming languages welcome!
A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms and software design
A passion for automation, reliability engineering, and software craftsmanship
Experience with configuration management and deployment automation
Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards
Experience with high-availability architectures and disaster recovery
Interest in data pipelines and machine learning infrastructure
Experience with B2B (this is a nice-to-have)
A love of hockey, and/or a passion for delivering data products

What We Care About

Allowing you to do your best work. We’re async-first with Slack and keep meetings to a minimum to protect heads-down time.
Productivity. We ruthlessly evaluate requests and opportunities to pursue and ship only meaningful improvements to the business.
Ownership of product, code and process. We hire first liners and let them make decisions independently.
Doing a lot with a little. Simple, creative, effective and stable solves through small teams.

What we offer

Your choice! The option to work fully remotely, or from our offices in downtown St. Catharines
A comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefit plan for you and your family
An RRSP-contribution program
A budget for setting up your home office
An inviting and dynamic team environment
A supportive environment for career development and educational enrichment
A culture that values innovation
Opportunities for internal growth and development

Applying

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics, including but not limited to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

This role is open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and other individuals legally authorized to work in Canada.

One final note: don't be discouraged if you don't meet every single qualification - we encourage you to apply even if you're not a 100% perfect match. We're committed to building a diverse team and are open to considering a range of relevant backgrounds and experiences.

If joining our team feels like the perfect next step in your career, apply today with your resume. Come help us elevate the game you love!