Senior Software Engineer

Catapult is building the future of sports performance technology, with a mission to Unleash the Potential of every athlete and team on earth. We don't just work in the sporting industry; we are actively changing it. Since 2006, our solutions have been leading the way in sports performance software, science, and data, in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing. We work with over 5,000+ teams around the world, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimize athletes’ health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics. Catapult is a sports technology company that empowers professional teams to make data-driven decisions. We deliver health, performance, video, and AI insights from the locker room to competitive environments, ensuring every decision is an opportunity to gain an advantage, sharpen performance, and build lasting success. WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY We are looking for a talented Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer with a drive to build quality products. This role offers the opportunity to contribute across multiple applications and throughout the entire technology stack, from databases and backend services to APIs and front-end development. Based in Cologne, you’ll be a key member of the Engineering team building IMPECT’s customer-facing Scouting and Analytics platforms. You’ll develop backend services and frontend features that help football clubs explore our data, evaluate players and teams, and analyse performance. Your work will span data-rich interfaces, interactive visualisations, integrated video tools, and workflows that support scouting and match analysis. Working closely with Product and fellow engineers, you’ll translate customer needs into intuitive, reliable applications and help improve their performance and scalability as our platform grows. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you’ll contribute to technical decisions and take ownership of features from initial design through to delivery, shaping the products our customers use every day. We believe that our customers deserve to have the leading technology, and we are on a mission to make the best possible products to enhance their performance. Our engineers drive this ethos by making sure all of this technology comes together in a way our customers love to use. WHAT YOU’LL DO • Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and deployment. • Build and maintain Angular web applications • Build and maintain Java Spring Boot APIs and backend services that power our applications • Design and implement database schema • Profile and optimize query performance in backend applications • Engage in architectural discussions to help design scalable and resilient systems. • Work directly with Product and Design on scoping and designing features • Work in multidisciplinary teams and interface with other engineers in our team and across various domains. • Document your work in a shared knowledge base platform. WHAT YOU’LL NEED • At least 5 years of software development experience. • Demonstrated experience programming in Typescript, Javascript, and Angular • Demonstrated experience programming in Kotlin Java. • Demonstrated experience working in SQL and designing database schema • Ability to reason about and debug complex systems and applications • Experience with Git code management is highly desired. Other Requirements: • Very strong attention to detail. • Proven self-starter. • Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing. • Ability to prioritis