Open roles at Sporting Rock https://www.sportingrock.com/careers/feed.xml 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z Sporting Rock https://www.sportingrock.com/careers/qa-engineer 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z

At Sporting Rock, we don't just build features — we build systems that organize and power the world of sports. Quality isn't something that happens just before a release; it's built into everything we do. We're looking for a QA Engineer who is passionate about software quality, test automation, and continuous improvement to ensure every release is reliable, scalable, and delivers an exceptional user experience.

<p>Hamburg, Germany · Full-time, on-site</p><p>At Sporting Rock, we don't just build features — we build systems that organize and power the world of sports. Quality isn't something that happens just before a release; it's built into everything we do. We're looking for a QA Engineer who is passionate about software quality, test automation, and continuous improvement to ensure every release is reliable, scalable, and delivers an exceptional user experience.</p><h2>What you’ll do</h2><ul><li>Design, develop, and maintain automated test cases across our products using Playwright.</li><li>Continuously improve and expand our automated testing framework and overall testing strategy.</li><li>Build and maintain robust end-to-end, regression, integration, and API test suites.</li><li>Perform manual testing when appropriate to validate new features, edge cases, and exploratory scenarios that are not yet covered by automation.</li><li>Create comprehensive test plans to ensure coverage aligns with product requirements.</li><li>Work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers throughout the development lifecycle.</li><li>Identify, document, and drive the resolution of software defects.</li><li>Investigate issues and validate fixes using logs, monitoring, and error tracking tools (e.g., Datadog, Dash0).</li><li>Improve the reliability and maintainability of automated tests within our CI/CD pipelines.</li><li>Contribute to QA best practices, engineering processes, and release quality.</li><li>Advocate for quality throughout the entire software development lifecycle.</li></ul><h2>What you bring</h2><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in technical education related to software engineering.</li><li>2+ years of professional experience in Software Quality Assurance or Software Testing.</li><li>Hands-on experience with test automation using Playwright (or frameworks like Cypress/Selenium).</li><li>Good proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript.</li><li>Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and API testing.</li><li>Familiarity with bug tracking tools (ClickUp, Jira) and monitoring/error tracking tools.</li><li>Understanding of Agile development practices (Scrum/Kanban) and modern Git-based workflows.</li><li>Strong analytical thinking, high attention to detail, and a proactive mindset.</li><li>Excellent communication skills in English.</li></ul><h2>Nice to have</h2><ul><li>Experience working in a microservice-based architecture.</li><li>Familiarity with Go (Golang).</li><li>Experience with observability platforms (Dash0, Datadog) and modern CI/CD pipelines.</li><li>German language skills.</li></ul><h2>What we offer</h2><ul><li><strong>Real ownership &amp; impact</strong> — shape quality across innovative products used in the real world.</li><li><strong>Modern tech stack</strong> — work with modern tools including Go, React, Playwright, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.</li><li><strong>Mentorship &amp; growth</strong> — opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.</li><li><strong>Strong engineering culture</strong> — a collaborative, international team that values clean code and continuous improvement.</li><li><strong>Fair conditions</strong> — competitive compensation, location-specific benefits, and flexible working arrangements.</li><li><strong>Shared passion</strong> — sports, technology, and building exceptional software.</li></ul> https://www.sportingrock.com/careers/customer-success-manager 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z

Sporting Rock is an ambitious IT startup based in Hamburg that organizes sports through digital platforms. As Customer Success Manager you are the trusted partner for our clients, ensuring they achieve maximum value from our digital platforms.

<p>Hamburg, Germany · Full-time, on-site</p><p>Sporting Rock is an ambitious IT startup based in Hamburg that organizes sports through digital platforms. As Customer Success Manager you are the trusted partner for our clients, ensuring they achieve maximum value from our digital platforms.</p><h2>What you’ll do</h2><ul><li>Own and manage relationships with key customers — ensuring long-term satisfaction and loyalty.</li><li>Act as the main point of contact for customers throughout their lifecycle.</li><li>Onboard new clients — guiding them through implementation, adoption and best practices with hands-on support.</li><li>Understand customer goals and proactively help them succeed with our solutions.</li><li>Monitor product usage, satisfaction and engagement to spot risks and opportunities early.</li><li>Collect customer feedback and turn it into concrete recommendations for Product, Engineering and Operations.</li><li>Work closely with Product, Engineering and Sales to make sure we address customer needs.</li><li>Drive the internal development of Customer Success by improving processes.</li></ul><h2>What you bring</h2><ul><li>Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, IT, Communications or a related field.</li><li>3+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management or a similar customer-facing role (ideally SaaS or IT).</li><li>Strong communication and relationship-building skills.</li><li>Problem-solving mindset focused on customer value and outcomes.</li><li>Ability to work cross-functionally with Product, Tech and Business teams.</li><li>Organized, proactive and able to manage several customers in parallel.</li><li>Fluent in German and English, written and spoken.</li></ul><h2>What we offer</h2><ul><li>Full ownership and autonomy in your area of responsibility.</li><li>Competitive salary with a 40-hour workweek.</li><li>Support for your professional growth and learning.</li><li><strong>Stylish loft office in St. Georg, Hamburg</strong> — with great public transport and a pool table!</li><li>Apple MacBook and top-notch tools for your daily work.</li><li>A relaxed, collaborative startup culture with motivated and friendly colleagues.</li></ul> https://www.sportingrock.com/careers/senior-full-stack-engineer-team-lead-go-react 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z

At Sporting Rock, we don't just build features — we build systems that organize and power the world of sports. We're looking for an experienced engineer who understands the whole product and wants to influence technical decisions, with a clear path toward technical leadership and the opportunity to become a Tech Team Lead as our engineering organization expands.

<p>International · Full-time</p><p>At Sporting Rock, we don't just build features — we build systems that organize and power the world of sports. We're looking for an experienced engineer who understands the whole product and wants to influence technical decisions, with a clear path toward technical leadership and the opportunity to become a Tech Team Lead as our engineering organization expands.</p><h2>What you’ll do</h2><ul><li>Build backend services in Go and frontend applications in React and TypeScript.</li><li>Own features and systems from design through implementation, deployment, and production support.</li><li>Design and evolve APIs, services, data models, and system architecture.</li><li>Participate in technical planning and influence engineering decisions.</li><li>Improve platform performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.</li><li>Take part in deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of production systems.</li><li>Help establish engineering standards, best practices, and development processes.</li><li>Take ownership of a development team, fostering growth, collaboration, and strong execution.</li></ul><h2>What you bring</h2><ul><li>5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong technical education.</li><li>Strong experience building and maintaining production software.</li><li>Solid experience with React, TypeScript, and modern frontend development.</li><li>Experience with Go, or strong backend experience in Rust, Kotlin, Java, C#, or similar.</li><li>Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices.</li><li>Solid computer science fundamentals and problem-solving skills.</li><li>Experience working with APIs, PostgreSQL, Git, and modern development workflows.</li><li>Understanding of distributed systems, performance optimization, and scalability challenges.</li><li>Interest in DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure, and operating software in production.</li><li>Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.</li></ul><h2>Nice to have</h2><ul><li>Experience leading projects or mentoring developers.</li><li>Experience working in startup environments.</li><li>Experience with cloud platforms and containerized applications.</li><li>Passion for sports and sports technology.</li></ul><h2>What we offer</h2><ul><li><strong>Real ownership &amp; impact</strong> — your work reaches real users and directly influences sports organizations.</li><li><strong>Technical influence</strong> — help shape architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction.</li><li><strong>Leadership opportunity</strong> — grow into a technical leadership role and build the next generation of the engineering team.</li><li><strong>Full-stack exposure</strong> — work across the entire platform and gain deep understanding of business and technical challenges.</li><li><strong>Strong engineering culture</strong> — experienced engineers who prioritize clean code, thoughtful architecture, and continuous learning.</li><li><strong>International team</strong> — English-speaking, collaborative, spanning multiple countries.</li><li><strong>Competitive compensation &amp; benefits</strong> — fair compensation, additional vacation days, and location-specific benefits.</li><li><strong>Shared passion</strong> — sports, technology, innovation, and building exceptional software.</li></ul> https://www.sportingrock.com/careers/full-stack-developer-go-react 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z

At Sporting Rock, we don't just build features — we build systems that organize and power the world of sports. We're an ambitious sports-tech startup headquartered in Hamburg with engineering operations in Serbia, on a mission to create the best sports software out there — software that is scalable, elegant, and deeply connected to real-world sports operations.

<p>International · Full-time</p><p>At Sporting Rock, we don't just build features — we build systems that organize and power the world of sports. We're an ambitious sports-tech startup headquartered in Hamburg with engineering operations in Serbia, on a mission to create the best sports software out there — software that is scalable, elegant, and deeply connected to real-world sports operations.</p><h2>What you’ll do</h2><ul><li>Build backend services in Go and frontend features in React + TypeScript.</li><li>Work on real product and business logic — not toy problems.</li><li>Design and evolve APIs, services, and system architecture.</li><li>Be involved in deployment, monitoring, and performance in production.</li><li>Collaborate closely with senior engineers on clean, scalable solutions.</li><li>Take part in discussions, brainstorming, and product decisions.</li><li>This is a true full-stack role — you'll understand how everything fits together.</li></ul><h2>What you bring</h2><ul><li>Strong curiosity and intrinsic motivation.</li><li>2–5 years of experience in software development.</li><li>Experience or strong interest in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend development.</li><li>Backend experience in Go (or strong foundations in Rust, Kotlin, or similar languages).</li><li>Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals.</li><li>Comfort with Git, APIs, databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).</li><li>Interest in how software runs in the real world (CI/CD, DevOps, infrastructure).</li></ul><h2>What we offer</h2><ul><li><strong>Real ownership &amp; impact</strong> — your work reaches real users.</li><li><strong>Mentorship &amp; growth</strong> — learn from experienced engineers who care.</li><li><strong>Full-stack exposure</strong> — understand the entire system, not just one layer.</li><li><strong>Remote &amp; flexible</strong> — results matter more than rigid rules.</li><li><strong>International team</strong> — English-speaking, agile, and open-minded.</li><li>More than fair working conditions: fair compensation, additional vacation days and other benefits depending on location.</li><li><strong>Shared passion</strong> — sports, technology, and building great software.</li></ul>