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At Champion Data, our dedicated team are united by sport and driven by data. We strive to revolutionise and transform sport data globally by leveraging our cutting-edge technology and expert team, ensuring we deliver the best possible outcomes for our partners and clients.
About the job
Champion Data has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dedicated Full Stack Engineer to join our team
The Full Stack Engineer will be a critical contributor to the design, deployment, and ongoing refinement of Champion Data's cloud-based optical tracking systems for sport. Working alongside Computer Vision Engineers and Full Stack Developers, this role will lead efforts to deploy and scale high-accuracy, low-latency ML pipelines on Google Cloud Platform. It will also contribute to data engineering, model integration, and the overall system robustness needed to support elite-level AFL tracking deployments.
Key Responsibilities
* End-to-End ML/CV system engineering
* Design, implement, and maintain real-time, cloud-based ML pipelines for optical tracking (e.g., ball/player detection, multi-modal fusion)
* Build and manage cloud infrastructure to support high-throughput video and 3rd party tracking data ingestion, model inference, and event streaming.
* Contribute to the training and tuning of ML models for live and autonomous sports data capture
* Architect and deploy scalable and reliable systems on Google Cloud Platform using containers, Kubernetes, Pub/Sub, and serverless services
* Implement CI/CD pipelines for deploying updates to live systems with high stability and traceability
* Monitor system performance, optimise for latency and robustness, and manage infrastructure costs.
* Write clean, modular, testable code across the stack (Python, TypeScript, React)
* Build APIs, data structures, and middleware that integrate computer vision outputs with downstream systems (e.g., analytics dashboards, annotation tools)
* Work closely with CV engineers to ensure model outputs are integrated and visualised with fidelity.
* Collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and sports science experts to meet ambitious technical and performance targets
* Understand and contribute to the ongoing development of Champion Data's broader optical tracking frameworks
* Support deployments to club training facilities and stadium environments.
About You
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field (or equivalent experience).
* 5+ years experience in full stack software engineering, with strong cloud (GCP mandatory) and machine learning system deployment exposure
* Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining real-time ML pipelines on cloud infrastructure
* Proficiency in building and/or maintaining scalable, performant web applications using the Next.js framework is highly desirable
* Familiarity with the ML lifecycle: model training, evaluation, versioning, and live deployment
* Experience with video and time-series data processing at scale
* Strong software engineering skills, particularly in writing robust and maintainable backend code
* Comfortable working independently and owning large technical domains
* Previous experience in sport, multi-modal data systems (e.g., CV + GPS), or embedded AI products is highly desirable.
Tell me more about Champion Data
For over 20 years, Champion data has been at the forefront of delivering sports stats globally. With a global presence in Australia, the USA, the UK, and Asia, we specialise in real-time data collection, storage, analysis, distribution, and visualisation. We track every play and movement, delivering unbeatable game intel through seamless integration systems. Our unrivalled visual packages, in partnership with leading media outlets, ensure a sensational sports broadcast experience. We work across numerous major sports, including AFL, NRL, Football, Horse Racing, World Netball, LIV Golf, Tennis, and Lacrosse. As we continue to expand globally, we aim to solidify our position as the leading sports data company.
At Champion Data, our people are at the core of our success, driving the innovation and passion that underpin our company culture. By joining our team, you will be part of a motivated group with a 'can-do' attitude, eager to embrace challenges and committed to personal and professional growth. At Champion Data we will enable you to be your own champion.
Our Core Values:
To challenge the Playbook / To be an Elite Partner / To Champion Team
Why Join Champion Data?
We offer flexible hybrid working arrangements, financial support for setting up a remote workspace and a strong focus on health and wellbeing. Our team culture is vibrant and supportive, including regular social events, team lunches, and more. We also provide extensive employee benefits, including access to our wellness program and additional leave through Mindful Me Days.
What benefits does Champion Data offer the team in Australia?
* Mindful Me Days : Four days per year dedicated to your wellbeing
* Flexible Working : Our team works globally in a hybrid environment, which includes two weeks per year, during which you can work remotely from anywhere worldwide.
* AUS Office : Access to a newly renovated office in Southbank, Melbourne.
* Our spaces : all of our offices have great end-of-journey facilities; including showers, wellness/prayer room & games
* Employee Assistance Programs: 24/7 Access to financial support and counselling
* Wellness Incentive: To help support your home office setup or contribute towards a wellness activity/service of your choosing
* Get to the Game: Funds towards tickets for you and your family/friends to attend sporting events globally.
* Advance You Learning and Development: Annual budget to spend on learning and development activities plus Brain Block Time, this is time set aside monthly to learn or study.
* Go1 Learning : Access to an external learning platform Go1
* Social Events: Including an annual Family Day & Volunteer Day
When you join Champion Data, you will have the opportunity to step into a fast-growing, dynamic business during an exciting period of expansion. Each day brings new challenges and opportunities to collaborate with diverse clients across the sports, technology, and broadcast media industries.
We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to Champion Data.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Spectator Sports, Broadcast Media Production and Distribution, and Technology, Information and Media
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