Excel Sports Management · 2 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expExcel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent and marquee properties. They are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer with strong DevOps expertise to design, build, deploy, and operate analytics-driven applications and platforms, while ensuring best practices across engineering, data, and cloud operations.
Management ConsultingMarketingSports
No H1B
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary owner of AWS infrastructure, leveraging Terraform to manage Dockerized services, Airflow orchestration and data warehousing
Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end applications, including frontend, backend, and infrastructure components
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines that produce Docker containers and/or installable packages
Define, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform
Architect and maintain cloud-native systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency
Build and manage data lakes, data warehouses, or similar analytics platforms to support reporting, modeling, and client deliverables
Develop backend services and data workflows, with a strong emphasis on Python-based systems
Design and maintain data orchestration pipelines (e.g., Apache Airflow)
Collaborate closely with analytics, marketing, product, and client-facing teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
Lead and mentor a small engineering team providing technical guidance, performance feedback and task prioritization within the analytics group
Support both internal stakeholders and external clients, ensuring solutions are robust, well-documented, and production-ready
Implement best practices for testing, monitoring, deployment, and documentation
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across application, data, and infrastructure layers while providing production support during standard working hours
Lead relevant internal Center of Excellence for deepening and standardizing use of data in sports science and athlete performance
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional software engineering experience with full stack ownership, including 2 years of experience in the sports industry
Strong experience building frontend and backend applications
Demonstrated expertise in DevOps and cloud engineering, including:
CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
Docker and containerized workloads
Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Hands-on experience deploying and operating systems on AWS
Strong proficiency in Python
Strong proficiency in Node.js and modern React-based frontend frameworks
Experience designing or working with data lakes, data warehouses, or large-scale analytics platforms
Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and observability
Demonstrated ability to lead projects and proactively manage varied stakeholders
Ability to work independently, take ownership, and operate in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Experience with Apache Airflow or similar orchestration tools
Experience building or integrating AI/ML-driven solutions
Familiarity with serverless and event-driven architectures
Experience working in analytics, data science, or insight-driven product teams
Strong interest in sports
Benefits
Benefits
Discretionary bonus
Company
Excel Sports Management
Excel Sports Management is a sports management and marketing agency for professional athletes.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-11-10Acquired
Leadership Team
Scott Lexton
Vice President Of Corporate Development & Strategy
Ryan Orozco
Head of Digital Media Talent
Recent News
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