Senior Software Engineer, GameChanger
Trust and Safety
$160-180k
Offers Bonus & Equity
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Scorekeeping & statistics app for sports teams
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Scorekeeping & statistics app for sports teams
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-180k
Offers Bonus & Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
GameChanger's mission is to help families elevate the next generation through sports.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- Experience building scalable backend systems that transform complex data into real-time, user-facing product features
- A leader, willing to take ownership for the success of the team
- Outstanding problem-solving skills and ability to communicate solutions clearly
- Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across a team
- Enjoy building a collaborative atmosphere to create solutions to complex problems
- We build our backend APIs with TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Redis, and PostgreSQL and run them in AWS
- 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
- We prefer experience with TypeScript
- We prefer experience with a system deployed in an AWS environment
- Bonus (not required): Experience with frontend web development or data engineering
What the job involves
- At GameChanger, our Trust & Safety team is dedicated to pioneering solutions that ensure a secure and trustworthy platform for our users. Our mission is to give parents and coaches the confidence that GC is the right platform for their team by implementing clear policies, building the right features, and fostering a culture of accountability and transparency across GameChanger
- We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about building tools and systems that safeguard user data and enhance our trustworthiness. In this role, you will lead initiatives to develop and optimize critical tools and systems for the Trust & Safety team
- Your expertise in both frontend and backend development will drive innovations that address complex security challenges and reinforce user confidence in our platform. You will report to the Trust & Safety Engineering Manager
- This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of our platform’s safety and security. You’ll be instrumental in developing innovative solutions that protect our users and build trust. You’ll work with a talented team and have the chance to drive impactful changes in a critical area of our business
- 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
Application process
- We recognize that AI has become a common part of everyday life and professional work, and its use continues to evolve rapidly. Our perspective on AI in the hiring process will evolve as well. At this time, we ask that candidates please refrain from using AI tools during interviews and assessments, as we want to see your authentic self. We will clearly indicate if and when AI use is acceptable in the process. If you have any questions or need accommodations, we're here to help
Our take
The competitive nature of sports has always been driven by scorekeeping, and nowadays results are often consumed online. However, for smaller teams it can be difficult to provide this information digitally, as they do not have dedicated web development staff.
GameChanger provides a scorekeeping and statistics platform for sports teams to engage with their fans, that allows viewers to track the progress of a game in real-time similar to with professional sports. The company also embeds a live-streaming service into the platform to facilitate remote viewing, helping to increase audience engagement.
Whilst some sports teams already stream events on platforms such as Twitch and YouTube, most do not have the technical resources to achieve this. GameChanger has recognised this gap in the market, providing a simple yet unified platform for sports scoreboards and streaming, providing a fair opportunity for any team to maximise their community engagement.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
37% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Mar 2014
$6.8m
SERIES B
Nov 2011
$1.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $10.7m
Company benefits
- Unlimited Vacation - Take time off work and travel the world. Enjoy unlimited vacation time.
- Remote Work - GameChanger’s can work from anywhere. You’ll receive a tech budget to make sure you’re set up for success.
- Health Insurance - We’ll make sure you stay healthy. Health, dental, vision, and other perks like a pre-tax FSA - we've got you covered.
- 401K Plan - We’re always looking ahead and so should you. Did we mention that we match?
- Tech Budget - You receive a large tech budget every two years. It’s yours to keep.
- Continued Learning - Tuition reimbursement, an annual flexible learning budget, mentorship opportunities, and more.
- Parental Leave - Get the time off you need with extended parental leave for both parents.
- Wellness - Stay fit and healthy on us. We offer a Gympass membership.
- Other Perks - Monthly Snack Boxes, Dick's Sporting Goods employee discount, Demo Day, Hack Day, virtual and in person team social events
Company HQ
East Village, New York, NY
Leadership
Sameer Ahuja
(President)SVP at DICK’S Sporting Goods, that owns GameChanger. Former Founder and CEO of Dera Capital Advisors, as well as former Co-founder and COO/CFO of the Sports Museum of America.
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