Senior Java Engineer

Hi, I’m Vineet Nair, Principal Engineer and hiring manager for this role. I’m excited to invite you to apply for the Java Engineer position in our Tour Sports Squad at Hawk-Eye Innovations. If you're passionate about building scalable backend systems and want to work on high-impact projects for tournaments like Wimbledon, Roland-Garros or the US Open this could be the ideal role for you.

What Your Day Will Look Like

As a Java Engineer in our Tour Sports Squad, you'll play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing data-intensive backend services that power live tennis, golf and cricket events. Our team is responsible for managing data feeds, event-driven processing, and cloud-based infrastructure to deliver real-time insights to global tennis tournaments and partners.

You’ll work in an agile environment, collaborating with engineers across our tour sports squad and the broader backend team (15 engineers). Given the high-profile nature of our work, we operate in a fast-moving environment where efficiency and scalability are key to success.

What We Value

At Hawk-Eye, we believe in collaboration, ownership, and innovation. We strive to create an environment where engineers can contribute meaningfully, solve challenging problems, and improve their skills. Given the pace of work, we value engineers who can hit the ground running, take initiative, and contribute to mission-critical projects from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot)
• Work on tennis, golf and cricket related data pipelines
• Deploy and scale applications in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Enhance system observability, ensuring real-time monitoring and logging using tools like Datadog
• Work on event-driven architectures, leveraging message queues (Pulsar, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.)
• Collaborate with engineers, stakeholders and external partners to meet high-impact project deadlines
• Ensure system reliability and performance in high-traffic, real-time environments

Tech Stack and Skill Requirements

Required:

• Strong Java 17 & Spring Boot experience
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, ECS, Lambda, etc.)
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems
• Understanding of monitoring, logging, and traceability
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.)
• 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

Reward, Benefits, and Wellness

Hungary Benefits:

• Annual Leave: Standard according to local labour law
• Flexible Working: Hybrid model (2 days in the office per week)
• Exclusive Perks: Access to sporting events and tickets, Sony Group Company discounts
• Additional Benefits: Cafeteria options (SZÉP Card, Nursery & Kindergarten contributions, Annual MOL Bubi Pass), private medical insurance, life & accident insurance, dental clinic discounts, seniority awards, an Employee Assistance Program, and the option to purchase an "All You Can Move" Pass

Equal Opportunity Employer

Hawk-Eye is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We ensure all employees are treated fairly, regardless of gender, marital status, race, nationality, religion, age, disability, or union membership status. We value diversity and strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential.