Job Description

Austin FC joined Major League Soccer (MLS) as the 27th club in January 2019. Austin FC began competing in MLS in April 2021 and played its first match at home on June 19, 2021, in the new, 100% privately financed, state-of-the-art Q2 Stadium. Austin FC currently holds the longest active sellout streak in MLS. 

We are actively seeking a Data Engineer / Analyst Intern to join Austin FC’s Analysis department. 

In this internship, you will gain valuable exposure to a professional environment by helping to design and build systems to collect, store, and analyze data within the analysis department. You will also gain experience in video and data capturing, drone flying, learning the Austin FC style of play, and helping coaches and players utilize data as a learning tool.  

This position will be based in Austin, TX and the role will be in-person at St. David’s Performance Center. 

Are You Someone That:

·        Is passionate about designing, developing, and deploying database structures and extracting data?

·        Is interested in finding data insights to help drive performance?

·        Wants to learn and develop their information gathering skills to gain an edge over our opponents?

·        Enjoys working as a positive team player to meet goals? 

·        Is agile and able to respond effectively to the changing needs of a fast-paced growing organization? 

You Will:

·        Be involved in building and maintaining data pipelines to efficiently store internal and external data in an easily accessible fashion; and

·        Learn how to build and maintain scalable and secure data storage solutions using cloud platforms to store structured and unstructured data; and

·        Assist in designing and implementing scalable, secure, and efficient API solutions; and

·        Assist the Analysis Department in opponent scouting and post-match analysis; and 

·        Learn how to fly a drone and film training sessions; and 

·        Work with the Analysis staff to distribute data and video to coaching staff and players; and

·        Gain exposure to high level soccer players and coaches; and

·        Attend all home games through the duration of the Internship; and

·        Work with First Team Analysis staff on projects related to club-wide philosophies as needed.

You Have:

·        Currently studying computer science, data engineering, data science, statistics, mathematics or a comparable qualification

·        Experience in API design, development, and architecture 

·        Expertise in programming languages such as R and Python

·        Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Tableau

·        Demonstrated interest in performance analysis in sports

·        High level of communication skills with different groups of people

·        Ability to learn to fly a drone

Other Details:

·        It is the policy of Austin FC not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for internships because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.  

·        All selected candidates are subject to passing a background check prior to acceptance as an intern.

·        Hours include some evenings and weekends. The internship time commitment is generally between 15 – 20 hours per week.

·        This is a part-time unpaid internship and students ideally be able to gain academic credit for their participation.

·        The position can be remote at times, but in-person participation and matchday attendance is preferred.

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