Senior Software Engineer (C#, .Net - Sports Domain Experience)

Department: 61-416 - Technology - Hyderabad
Location: India - Hyderabad
Description
Role Summary
The Stats Developer builds, supports, and improves the systems and integrations that power live sports statistics across DAZN/Fox Sports products and broadcast workflows. The role focuses on ingesting, validating, transforming, and publishing sports data from third-party providers and internal capture systems so it can be used reliably by digital products, broadcast graphics, and internal stakeholders.
This role sits at the intersection of sports data, live operations, product delivery, and stakeholder support — covering provider integrations, internal capture platforms, broadcast data feeds, and operational support for a 24x7 sports data environment.
Key Responsibilities
Sports Data Integrations
Build, maintain, and support integrations with external sports data providers including, but not limited to Sport radar and Champion Data.
Support real-time and near-real-time ingestion pipelines for sports such as AFL, Netball, NRL, Cricket, Football, Basketball, Motorsport, and others as required
Map provider data into internal schemas and publishing models used by APIs, widgets, broadcast systems, and internal tools
Investigate and resolve issues with incoming feeds, data quality, sequencing, match states, and downstream publishing
Support changes required when providers update feed structures, fields, or delivery patterns
Internal Stats Capture Support
Support and enhance in-house stats capture systems used for sports including NRL and Cricket
Work closely with the internal stats division to ensure captured data is correctly stored, validated, published, and displayed
Help maintain the tools and workflows used for live capture, correction, validation, and display of match statistics
Support internal users of capture and display systems during live events and operational windows
Assist with issue triage, defect resolution, and continuous improvement of internal stats workflow
Broadcast and Graphics Support
Support data delivery for OB graphics and related broadcast workflows, including integrations that feed systems such as Virtual Eye
Ensure live and post-match data is available in the correct format and at the right time for on-air and production use
Troubleshoot issues affecting graphics, overlays, scoreboards, and other production-facing data outputs
Work with broadcast, production, and operational stakeholders to support live event requirements
Internal Stakeholder Support
Support internal stakeholders across stats operations, editorial, digital, product, broadcast, and production
Help deliver and maintain data used in scoreboards, match centres, fixtures, ladders, player stats, breakdowns, and related sports experiences
Collaborate with product managers, developers, QA, and operations teams to improve reliability and usability of stats products
Investigate and resolve data issues raised by internal users and business teams
Provide technical support and clear communication during incidents, live issues, and post-event review
Platform Support, Operations, and On-Call
Support a 24x7 sports data platform that underpins live scores, statistics, capture, and broadcast data services
Participate in an on-call roster to support live and business-critical sports data systems outside standard business hours
Monitor and respond to incidents affecting provider integrations, internal capture systems, publishing pipelines, and downstream consumers
Perform production support, issue triage, root cause analysis, and service recovery during live sporting events
Support planned sporting calendars, peak event periods, and critical match windows where operational responsiveness is essential
Contribute to operational readiness, support documentation, and continuous improvement of platform reliability
Typical Project Areas
Integrating and supporting Sportradar feeds for schedules, scores, standings, and player/team data
Integrating and supporting Champion Data feeds for sports such as AFL and Netball
Supporting internal capture platforms for NRL and Cricket
Delivering and maintaining data feeds for OB graphics and Virtual Eye
Supporting internal stats products used by editorial, digital, production, and operations teams
Improving the reliability and usability of live stats capture and display workflows
Supporting platform operations, incident response, and live-event troubleshooting in a 24x7 environment
Assisting with new sports, new competitions, and changes to provider data structures or
downstream requirements
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Core Technical Skills
Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server
Strong SQL skills including:
o query writing
o stored procedures
o views
o triggers
o data investigation and troubleshooting
o performance-aware database development
Experience working with .NET / C# applications
Experience supporting or developing desktop applications used for operational or capture
workflows
Experience working with data integration services, import processes, and real-time or near-realtime data pipelines
Experience with XML, JSON, and API/data-feed integration patterns
Experience troubleshooting production issues across application, database, and integration layers
CI/CD and Github actions
Expertise in EKS, Argo and AWS suite
Sports Data / Platform Experience
Experience working with sports data, live data feeds, or real-time integrations
Experience integrating third-party providers such as Sportradar, Champion Data, or similar
Experience supporting systems used in broadcast, graphics, digital sports products, or sports statistics platforms
Experience supporting operational or live-event systems where timeliness and accuracy are critical
Ability to work closely with internal operational stakeholders in high-pressure live environments
.NET / Application Stack
Based on the nature of the platform and internal tooling, the role should be comfortable working across:
o C# / .NET applications
o Microsoft SQL Server-backed applications
o Desktop applications used by internal stats/capture teams
o Service and integration applications that support ingestion, transformation, and publishing of sports data
o SQL Server in production environments
o Experience with modern and legacy .NET application stacks
Preferred / Nice to Have
Experience in a sports broadcast, sports media, or live operations environment
Familiarity with OB graphics, Virtual Eye, or other production graphics/data workflows
Experience supporting capture and display tools used by internal operational teams
Knowledge of sports data products such as scoreboards, ladders, player stats, match
breakdowns, and fixtures
Experience participating in on-call support or supporting 24x7 production platforms
Experience with incident management, service recovery, and post-incident review processes

Work arrangement
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