Software Engineer - Data (m/f/d)

Hey, You! Nice to meet you!

As the super-platform for non-professional soccer in Europe, we bring pro-level experiences (news, data, gamification) to the mega-community of +190 million footballers and soccer fans.

We are a startup founded in 2021 in Cologne, Germany. Our team consists of smart and \“hungry\“ members working on Prematch in our offices in Cologne and Berlin (Marketing & Business Team) or remotely across Europe (Tech & Product Team).

We are supported by partners like adidas, Krombacher, Flaschenpost and Scalable Capital, but there are still some bangers in the pipeline that you can be excited about! Furthermore, we are supported by successful investors like Ralf Reichert, the CEO of ESL or the entrepreneur Verena Pausder.

Notably, footballers Serge Gnabry and David Raum, as well as the Jürgen Klopp family office, are also invested in Prematch, adding to our stellar support network.

Already a good match if you….

• Location: 100% remote: you’re excited to work either from our office in Cologne or fully remote — whatever suits you best.
• Experience: you have at least 2 years of relevant experience and feel confident in your role.
• You enjoy working in a growing team & startup environment.… That fits already? Then you should read on!

Main information

• Start: Immediate (flexible)
• Workload: Full-time
• Area of responsibility: Teamwear
• Fast, easy & transparent application process

For this we need you

• Data Collection: You drive the development and automation of our entire data collection process for our new “Teamwear” division.
• Insights: You develop solutions to extract valuable insights from images and websites, taking the product to the next level.
• Iteration: You iterate quickly together with your team members.
• Data Infrastructure: You take responsibility for the further development and scaling of our data infrastructure – ensuring our data foundation is always high-quality and robust.
• Strategy: Through your analyses and data-driven impulses, you enable well-founded decisions and play a key role in shaping the strategic direction and product development of the new business unit.

Your mission

• Point of Contact: You are the central contact person for all data-related topics in the new business area and ensure smooth communication between all relevant teams and stakeholders.
• Data Pipelines: You design, implement, and maintain robust data pipelines to efficiently automate and scale data collection.
• Algorithms: You develop precise algorithms that extract relevant information from images and websites, delivering clear added value to the product.
• Data Infrastructure: You continuously manage and optimize the data infrastructure to maintain high performance, security, and availability.
• Analytics: You create meaningful analyses and reports for internal stakeholders as well as external partners to support data-driven decision-making.
• Data Quality: You ensure that the entire data base is always consistent, reliable, and of high quality.

What do you need

• What You Bring: You have at least 2 years of solid experience in automating data pipelines and know proven methods to design processes efficiently and reliably.
• Image Processing & Web Scraping: You possess extensive knowledge in image processing and web scraping to extract relevant information from various sources.
• Databases & Modeling: You have expertise in handling databases and data modeling to develop structured and high-performance data systems.
• Problem Solving: You can analyze complex data problems, develop innovative solutions, and derive clear, actionable insights.
• Data Quality: You are detail-oriented when it comes to data quality and ensure that all data is precise, consistent, and trustworthy.
• Languages Are No Problem: You have good German and English skills.
• You Know Football: Amateur football is familiar territory for you.

Why us?

• Be part of it from the start – Shape how Prematch grows and transforms amateur football.
• Competitive salary that you can be proud of.
• Employee participation (VSOP) — directly benefit from the company’s success.
• Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London — true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!
• Homeoffice — depending on your distance to the office, you work 1–3 days a week onsite and the rest flexibly remote. Tech & Product roles sometimes offer 100% remote.
• Remote, even from afar — Whether it’s a week of sunshine abroad or a few days with family — we allow flexible work from outside your usual location.
• Team spirit — whether in the office or at home, we use cool tools and a virtual office to keep the team tightly connected.
• Modern IT equipment — We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.
• 27 vacation days per year — For your rest and to recharge. Plus special arrangements if you’re a parent, so you can better balance family and relaxation.
• Team events at our locations — Whether after work in Cologne, Berlin, or London: we regularly bring teams together to connect and grow stronger.
• Offsites with the whole team — Four days out of the daily grind with the entire team: trips, brainstorming, onsite collaboration, and real team spirit.

Right up your alley?

Then let\’s not waste any time! All we need is your current CV. You can easily submit further information about yourself in our short application form. Lisa will then get in touch with you!

We can\’t wait to find out more about you!