Senior Full Stack Engineer, Basketball

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and enhance backend services and APIs that facilitate basketball scorekeeping, statistics, and postgame experiences.

• Expand current endpoints and systems to support new product features, including postgame editing capabilities.

• Create web functionalities that provide access to basketball box scores and statistics for coaches, families, and fans.

• Take ownership of technical design and implementation, making architectural choices that align with existing systems and product requirements.

• Collaborate with mobile engineers to enhance backend functionalities that support both iOS and Android applications.

• Work together with product, design, and engineering teams across the Hoops, Stats & Insights, and Gameday divisions.

• Produce well-tested and maintainable code while improving system reliability and performance.

• Share technical expertise through code reviews and mentoring opportunities.

• Contribute to patterns and tools that enable engineers to work more efficiently.

• Report directly to the Basketball Engineering Manager.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in delivering backend services and APIs in a production environment.

• Solid understanding of software engineering principles and practices.

• Proficiency in building applications using TypeScript and Node.js.

• Experience in developing web features utilizing React.

• Background in extending existing systems and writing scalable, high-performance code.

• Deep expertise in backend development.

• Capability to independently design technical solutions and lead projects from initial requirements through to implementation and release.

• Experience working collaboratively with product, design, and engineering teams.

• Proven track record of mentoring peers and contributing to technical decision-making.

• A passion for sports and products that support them.

• Familiarity with basketball, scorekeeping, or sports statistics is advantageous.

• Must reside in the United States; candidates from AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC are not eligible for hire.

• Must possess legal authorization to work in the United States.

• Must be at least 18 years old.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option to work remotely across the US or from a modern office located in Manhattan, NY.

• Unlimited vacation policy.

• Paid opportunities for volunteering.

• Technology stipend of $4,000 every two years.

• Work-from-home stipend of $500 annually.

• Monthly stipend for physical, mental, wellness, and learning activities through Holisticly.

• Monthly lifestyle stipend provided through Fringe.

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and family/dependent coverage.

• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans through Vanguard with immediate company matching.

• Basic, supplemental, and dependent life insurance coverage.

• Short-term and long-term disability leave provisions.

• Company-paid parental leave: up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

• Family building benefits available through Progyny.

• Employee discounts at DICK'S Sporting Goods and affiliated brands.

• Incentives and equity included in the overall compensation package for qualifying roles.