Football Systems Developer

Posted Friday, February 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers vision is to be the premier NFL Franchise both on and off the field that sets the standard in global sports entertainment and embodies the spirit of Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers aim to employ individuals whose professionalism and dedication align with our vision.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization’s vision is to be the flag-bearer for Tampa Bay past and future, while driving the next generation of NFL culture. The Buccaneers aim to employ individuals whose professionalism and dedication align with our vision.

The Football Systems Developer is a core member of the technical team, collaborating with their manager to build and evolve custom software that supports football operations. This role designs, develops, and modernizes applications tailored to the day‑to‑day needs of a professional sports organization—turning requirements into reliable, maintainable products.

The position is responsible for defining and implementing data models, building and maintaining APIs, integrating disparate systems, and delivering digital tools that improve performance, automate workflows, and create competitive advantages across the club.

• Serve as the hands‑on lead developer for the software development function, guiding technical decisions, code standards, and implementation patterns across the organization.
• Modernize and refactor existing applications into clean, maintainable, and scalable systems that support operational, analytical, and football‑specific workflows.
• Design and implement core data structures and integration workflows that connect scouting, coaching, video, and sports science.
• Build, maintain, and secure APIs that connect internal platforms, third‑party tools, and NFL‑mandated technologies.
• Lead end‑to‑end full‑stack delivery—including requirements intake, technical design, coding, testing, deployment, and support—to ship reliable, user‑centered software.
• Work directly with Football Operations, Coaching, Scouting, and other departments to turn real‑world needs into clear technical plans and shipped solutions.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices (version control, code reviews, documentation, testing, CI/CD) to improve quality and long‑term maintainability.
• Coordinate with vendors as needed, contributing to build‑vs‑buy evaluations and ensuring solutions meet performance, security, and compliance expectations.

Employee is expected to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment.

Flexibility in a fast‑paced, changing environment

Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

Ability to identify process improvements

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams

• Understands how to translate strategic objectives into technical reality, and enjoys creating solutions that impact every level of a sports organization

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including delivering production systems end‑to‑end.
• Experience building and maintaining APIs and integrations with third‑party systems.
• Experience with data modeling and working with relational databases.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications.
• Bonus:
  Experience with sports/analytics.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.

Knowledge of data security and confidentiality practices

Ability to manage digital files, databases, and shared drives effectively

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) or comparable tools

• Familiarity with Azure (at least one of: App Service, Azure SQL MI, Storage, Fabric).
• Proficiency in SQL Server: T‑SQL, query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in Visual Basic, C# and .NET Framework.
• Proficiency building RESTful services and integrating with external systems.
• Solid understanding of Git workflows, unit testing, and CI/CD basics.

Must be comfortable working in a high intensity setting, meeting tight deadlines and delivering quality…