New Orleans Saints and Pelicans
Software Engineer
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Job Description
The Software Engineer will work within the Pelicans Basketball Operations department, reporting to the Director, Basketball Analytics, and is responsible for the development and maintenance of the basketball data platform, internal web applications, and automated reporting infrastructure used to support Coaching, Player Personnel / Scouting, Basketball Analytics, Player Development, and Health & Performance. The New Orleans Saints and Pelicans proudly represent both the NFL and NBA, using our platform to uplift the Gulf Coast and create lasting community impact. Rooted in the vibrant spirit of New Orleans, we celebrate diversity, embrace culture, and unite people through the power of sports. Guided by our core values—community, teamwork, celebrating individuality, people first, integrity, and excellence—we foster an inclusive culture and seek people who share these values to help strengthen the bond between our teams and the city we call home.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent field, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of software development experience using a language such as: Python, Java, C#, etc.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT data pipelines.
- Experience with SQL and relational databases, including schema design, query optimization, views, and stored procedures.
- Experience in web design / development using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, and a modern front-end framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs, including authentication and role-based access control.
- Experience with workflow orchestration tooling (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, Prefect).
- Experience deploying and operating applications on cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), including CI/CD.
- Experience with Git or similar version control software.
- Willing and able to provide after-hours and weekend support.
- Ability to problem solve and learn new technologies quickly.
- Ability to work independently or collaboratively with a small team.
- Ability to multi-task efficiently to meet aggressive deadlines.
- Commitment to community and a people-first mindset
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Ability to celebrate individuality and value diverse perspectives
- High integrity and a proactive, solutions-oriented “winning” mindset
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).
- Experience building data quality, freshness, and observability tooling.
- Experience integrating third-party data providers and vendor APIs.
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and infrastructure as code.
- Experience taking ownership of established systems and continuing to build on them as needs evolve.
- Familiarity with R or Python.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Location
Metairie, LA
Posted
Today
Country
US