Software Engineer (Basketball Operations)

Reports To: Director, Basketball Analytics
Direct Reports: None 
FLSA Status: Full time salaried, Exempt
Work Location: New Orleans, LA

Our Mission and Your Impact

The New Orleans Saints and Pelicans proudly represent both the NFL and NBA, using our platform to uplift the Gulf Coast and create lasting community impact. Rooted in the vibrant spirit of New Orleans, we celebrate diversity, embrace culture, and unite people through the power of sports. Guided by our core values—community, teamwork, celebrating individuality, people first, integrity, and excellence—we foster an inclusive culture and seek people who share these values to help strengthen the bond between our teams and the city we call home.

Position Summary

The Software Engineer will work within the Pelicans Basketball Operations department, reporting to the Director, Basketball Analytics, and is responsible for the development and maintenance of the basketball data platform, internal web applications, and automated reporting infrastructure used to support Coaching, Player Personnel / Scouting, Basketball Analytics, Player Development, and Health & Performance.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Own and operate the daily basketball data platforms: orchestrated pipelines ingesting league feeds, player tracking, and third-party sources into the warehouse consumed by analysts, applications, and automated reporting.
• Build and manage the workflow orchestration layer (e.g., Airflow).
• Maintain and extend existing data and analytics infrastructure, including database optimization, website and application development, and automation of reporting structures.
• Design, build, and maintain internal web applications for basketball operations.
• Build and maintain the API layer between the analytics warehouse and front-end applications.
• Own deployment and infrastructure across cloud services, including hosting, CI/CD, environments, monitoring, and secrets management.
• Support basketball analysis work directly, including preparing datasets, servicing ad-hoc data requests, and contributing to analytical projects alongside the analytics staff.
• Partner with analytics staff and basketball stakeholders to translate their workflows into tools.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, applying testing and code review practices that keep systems maintainable for the group.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring:

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of software development experience using a language such as: Python, Java, C#, etc.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT data pipelines.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases, including schema design, query optimization, views, and stored procedures.
• Experience in web design / development using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, and a modern front-end framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs, including authentication and role-based access control.
• Experience with workflow orchestration tooling (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, Prefect).
• Experience deploying and operating applications on cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), including CI/CD.
• Experience with Git or similar version control software.
• Willing and able to provide after-hours and weekend support.

• Ability to problem solve and learn new technologies quickly.
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively with a small team.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently to meet aggressive deadlines.

Preferred:

• Experience with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).
• Experience building data quality, freshness, and observability tooling.
• Experience integrating third-party data providers and vendor APIs.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and infrastructure as code.
• Experience taking ownership of established systems and continuing to build on them as needs evolve.
• Familiarity with R or Python.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

All Candidates Should Have:

• Commitment to community and a people-first mindset
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Ability to celebrate individuality and value diverse perspectives
• High integrity and a proactive, solutions-oriented “winning” mindset

What We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance options
• 401K with employer contributions
• Paid parental leave
• PTO and paid holidays
• Wellness Program

Applications must be submitted online. Please do not mail or email resumes to the Pelicans. All qualified candidates will be contacted by phone and/or by email. Please do not contact the Pelicans Human Resources or Hiring Manager to check the status of your application. When applying, please be sure your updated contact information is provided.

The New Orleans Pelicans are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for candidates and employees regardless of their membership in any protected classifications. The Pelicans will not discriminate in violation of the law on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, and pregnancy), religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, and/or any other legally protected class under applicable federal, state, or local laws. This anti-discrimination policy applies with respect to all employment decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, discipline, and discharge. The Pelicans are committed to equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in compliance with the Americans Disabilities Act and state law.  If you feel you need an accommodation for a disability, please inform us.  Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.  If you request an accommodation, it is essential that you participate fully in the interactive process.