Senior Software Engineer, Catapult Sports
Sports technology for athlete performance
Posted today
Sports technology for athlete performance
501-1000 employees
Posted today
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To unleash the potential of every athlete and team on earth.
Role
Who you are
- Deep Web Ecosystem Expertise: Extensive professional experience with React, modern JavaScript/TypeScript, and building cross-platform apps wrapped in Electron and React Native
- Application-Layer Focus with Backend Literacy: Strong experience consuming complex internal APIs and managing frontend state, complemented by a solid understanding of database design and backend architecture for when custom services are required
- Architectural & DevOps Autonomy: Demonstrated ability to build web environments from scratch, including configuring optimized developer workflows, automated testing, and deployment pipelines
- Pragmatic & Fast-Paced Problem Solving: A proven track record of operating in a "tiger team" style capacity—capable of rapidly prototyping and delivering high-impact features under tight timelines for enterprise partners
- Technical Leadership Aptitude: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the desire or experience required to mentor peers, align with cross-functional teams, and eventually transition into an engineering lead
- If you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job ad, please still get in touch!
What the job involves
- We are looking for a foundational Senior Web Engineer to spearhead our transition into modern web and mobile application ecosystems. Currently, our core engineering strengths lie in high-performance C++/Qt desktop development
- However, as our platform evolves, we are increasingly moving key administrative, collaborative, and customer-facing workflows to the web and mobile wrapped environments
- This role is a unique hybrid of architecture, rapid product prototyping, and strategic engineering leadership. You will be the first "pure web" engineer on this team, responsible for bridging our existing backend architecture with high-fidelity, production-grade frontend applications
- Productize Core Utilities: Transform an existing library of internal scripts, data importers, and management tools into reliable, production-ready web applications
- Migrate & Innovate Workflows: Decentralize complex workflows (such as group administration and user management) out of traditional thick clients and rebuild them into seamless web and hybrid experiences
- Serve as a "Tiger Team" Catalyst: Act as a high-mobility rapid responder to build bespoke tools, custom league integrations, and special project solutions for high-profile clients where pivoting our core platform (Focus) is too heavy
- Establish Engineering Standards: Define modern web best practices, set up robust CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with Catapult’s wider web divisions to align technology stacks
- Lay the Foundation for a Team: Anchor the team's web-technology domain expertise, mentoring C++/Qt engineers looking to expand their skills while preparing to lead and scale a dedicated web development squad in the future
- In 6 months time…
- Our primary internal utilities and importers are launched as stable, production-grade web applications
- Key administrative workflows are decoupled from thick clients and successfully deployed to the web ecosystem
- You have established independent web CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
- You execute the web roadmap self-sufficiently, taking strategic direction from the Head of Basketball, Ice Hockey & Baseball
- In 12 months time…
- You operate with high autonomy, proactively identifying web-based solutions and directing how they are architected
- You are leading a small, lean squad of web developers, cultivating high standards and mentoring peers
- Your team is recognized for rapid turnaround times, flawlessly executing special requests for elite teams and major leagues
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Catapult is a leader in the sports technology market, pioneering wearable technology that provides valuable insights to help athletes prevent injuries, optimise performance and manage their return to play. Over time, the company has expanded its offerings to include advanced wearable analytics, video analysis tools, and athlete management systems.
The company boasts an elite clientele including thousands of big-name teams worldwide, such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, the New York Giants, and the Australian Cricket team. These teams rely on Catapult's cutting-edge technology to monitor and improve athletes' performance across training and competition.
This is a good demonstration of Catapult's value, but where it stands out is in its support of grassroots athletes and clubs. Essentially, while many consumer-grade wearables excel at collecting data, they fail to guide people in using it effectively. To address this, Catapult creates tailored training plans to help amateur athletes leverage data for better results in a similar way to professionals.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Prahran, VIC
Leadership
Will Lopes
(CEO & Managing Director)Joined Catapult in 2019 as CEO and Managing Director. Previously spent 19 years at Audible in a number of roles, including Executive Vice President of International Operations and CRO. They also founded Corridor Services where they served as the CEO.
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