GameChanger

Helping families elevate the next generation through sports. A part of the DICK’S Sporting Goods family.

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Stats and Insights

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 2016H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Alaska + 7 moreAll locations: Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, South Carolina

Posted

11 days ago

Salary

$160K - $180K / year

Bachelor Degree6 yrs expEnglishAWSJava ScriptNode.jsPythonType Script

Job Description

• Own and drive business-critical product areas including scorekeeping, fan experiences, and team management throughout our backend services. • Design, build, and operate scalable, high-performance backend services in production. • Lead projects and work with Product, Design, QA and other engineers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions. • Evolve our APIs and service contracts to ensure performant, reliable communication between backend systems and client applications. • Contribute to architectural decisions that guarantee scalability, maintainability, and developer productivity as our backend systems evolve. • Identify and address performance bottlenecks, improve system reliability, and deliver high-impact new features in data-intensive domains. • Ensure security, data integrity, and privacy compliance. • Raise the technical bar through thoughtful code reviews, design feedback, and knowledge sharing. • Create and maintain clear technical documentation to support long-term maintainability and cross-team understanding.

Job Requirements

  • 6+ years in a software development role.
  • 4+ years of experience building production backend systems (Node.js, TypeScript, Python, or comparable backend technologies).
  • Experience leading technical design and implementation of complex backend systems or features.
  • Experience with API design, service boundaries, and data contracts.
  • Experience evolving and scaling a production codebase used by large numbers of users and multiple engineering teams.
  • Experience completing successful projects using TypeScript and Node.js, or another backend technology.
  • Experience designing and implementing scalable, performant backend services with strong reliability and observability practices.
  • Outstanding problem-solving skills and ability to communicate solutions clearly.
  • Experience with a system deployed in an AWS environment.
  • Enjoy building a collaborative atmosphere to create solutions to complex problems.

Benefits

  • Unlimited vacation policy.
  • Paid volunteer opportunities.
  • Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years after your start to make sure you have the latest and greatest technology.
  • WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.
  • Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly.
  • Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe.
  • Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
  • Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans are offered through Vanguard, with an immediate company match.
  • Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
  • Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.
  • Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
  • Family building benefits offered through Progyny.
  • DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.

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