Java Engineer, Hawk-Eye Innovations

Football Squad

£39.6-44.9k

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Kafka

Terraform

RabbitMQ

Prometheus

SpringBoot

DynamoDB

Datadog

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Bristol

London

2+ days a week in office

Sports officiating & broadcast technology

Be an early applicant

Sports officiating & broadcast technology

1001+ employees

B2BEntertainmentComputer VisionSportsMedia

Be an early applicant

£39.6-44.9k

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Kafka

Terraform

RabbitMQ

Prometheus

SpringBoot

DynamoDB

Datadog

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Bristol

London

2+ days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2BEntertainmentComputer VisionSportsMedia

Company mission

To be the trusted choice for pioneering and inspiring change in sport.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Strong Java (preferably Java 17 or later) & Spring Boot experience
Experience with AWS
Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)
Understanding of monitoring, logging, and traceability
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka/Pulsar, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.)
Experience with microservices and distributed systems
If you're passionate about building scalable backend systems and want to work on high-impact projects for FIFA and UEFA, this could be the ideal role for you
If you’re excited by the idea of solving real-world problems at scale and want to make a difference in the world of sports tech, we’d love to hear from you

Desirable

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation (GitHub Actions, Terraform)
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Exposure to real-time data processing and sports tech

What the job involves

Hi, I’m Peter Laszlo, Backend Discipline Lead and hiring manager for this role. I’m excited to invite you to apply for the Java Engineer position in our Football Squad at Hawk-Eye Innovations
As a Java Engineer in our Football Backend Team, you'll play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing data-intensive backend services that power live football events
Our team is responsible for managing data feeds, event-driven processing, and cloud-based infrastructure to deliver real-time insights to global football leagues and partners
You’ll work in an agile environment, collaborating with engineers across our football backend team
Given the high-profile nature of our work, we operate in a fast-moving environment where efficiency and scalability are key to success
Develop, optimize, and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot)
Work on football-related data pipelines that power FIFA, Serie-A and UEFA operations
Deploy and scale applications in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, etc.)
Work on event-driven architectures, leveraging message queues (Pulsar, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.)
Collaborate with other engineers in the team to meet high-impact project deadlines
Ensure system reliability and performance in high-traffic, real-time environments

Our take

Hawk-Eye Innovations, part of Sony, delivers technology that enhances fairness, safety, and excitement for thousands of sporting events worldwide. As a leader in vision processing, Hawk-Eye provides solutions for officiating, video management, poroduction, broadcasting, and digital experiences, helping teams, officials, and fans enjoy sports more effectively.

With a long list of clients, including Adidas, Fox Sports, and Nascar, Hawk-Eye has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of sports innovation. The company is constantly pushing boundaries, and is often called upon to create bespoke solutions tailored to the unique needs of sports leagues and broadcasters.

More recently, Hawk-eye partnered with the BNA for the 2023-2024 season, introducing 3D optical tracking technology to improve all accuracy and gameplay speed. Its an exciting space for the company and as demand for enhanced viewing experiences continues to grow, it will be interesting to see where the company goes next.