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Lead Principal Java Engineer - Football Team

Hawk-Eye InnovationsHungary, Budapest
Hybrid Full-time HUF 1.8M/mo - HUF 2.5M/mo

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Experience Level

Mid to Senior

Qualifications

Qualifications and SkillsProficient in Java (Spring Boot) and backend development best practicesExperience with cloud technologies, particularly AWSStrong understanding of event-driven architectureAbility to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environmentProven problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach

About the job

Lead Principal Java Engineer – Football Team

Salary Banding: HUF 1.8M - HUF 2.5M per month
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Working Location: Hybrid, minimum 2 days a week in the office
Office Location: Budapest

Join Our Innovative Team as a Principal Java Engineer at Hawk-Eye Innovations

Hello! I’m Peter Laszlo, the Backend Discipline Lead, and I’m thrilled to invite you to apply for the Principal Java Engineer position within our Football Team at Hawk-Eye Innovations. If you are enthusiastic about designing scalable backend systems and wish to contribute to high-impact projects for FIFA and UEFA, this might be the perfect opportunity for you.

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities

In your role as a Principal Java Engineer in our Football Backend Team, you will be pivotal in architecting, developing, and enhancing data-intensive backend services that support live football events. Our team is responsible for managing data feeds, event-driven processing, and cloud-based infrastructure to provide real-time insights to global football leagues and partners.

You will thrive in an agile setting, working closely with engineers across our football backend team. Given the high-profile nature of our work, we operate in a dynamic environment where efficiency and scalability are crucial to our success.

What We Cherish

At Hawk-Eye, we foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and innovation. We aim to create an atmosphere where engineers can make meaningful contributions, tackle challenging problems, and enhance their skills. Given our fast-paced work environment, we value engineers who can adapt swiftly, take initiative, and engage in mission-critical projects from day one.

Core Responsibilities

  • Design, optimize, and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot)

  • Participate in design decisions for both new and existing projects

  • Work on football-related data pipelines that support FIFA, Serie-A, and UEFA operations

  • Deploy and scale applications in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, etc.)

  • Enhance system observability, ensuring real-time monitoring and logging using tools like Datadog

  • Engage with event-driven architectures, utilizing message queue systems

About Hawk-Eye Innovations

Hawk-Eye Innovations is a leader in sports technology, providing advanced solutions to enhance the viewing experience and decision-making in sports. Our innovative technologies are utilized by major sports organizations globally, including FIFA and UEFA, making a significant impact in the world of sports analytics.

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