Senior Backend Engineer, GameChanger
Gameday
$160-200k
Plus Equity and Bonus
More information about location
Scorekeeping & statistics app for sports teams
Job no longer available
Scorekeeping & statistics app for sports teams
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$160-200k
Plus Equity and Bonus
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 scaling a codebase to a large number of users and engineers
- Track record of successful projects utilizing Typescript and Node.js or another backend technology
- Experience writing scalable, performant server-side code
- A leader, willing to take ownership for the success of the team
- Outstanding problem-solving skills and ability to communicate solutions clearly
- Strong background of successfully mentoring engineers
- Enjoys building a collaborative atmosphere to create solutions to complex problems
- 6+ years in a software development role
- 4+ years experience with Node.js or another backend technology
- 1+ years experience leading and implementing complex designs
- Experience with TypeScript is preferred
- Experience with a system deployed in an AWS environment is preferred
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Software Engineer on Gameday team, you will use modern tools to add to and iterate on our features within the backend codebase
- You will build engaging user-facing features by contributing your expertise, writing code, and making architectural decisions on a team of Product Managers, Designers, QA Analysts, and Engineers
- You will contribute to the engineering organization and advance the product beyond the scope of just your team
- You will report to one of our Product Engineering Managers
- What You'll Do:
- Own and drive business-critical product areas including live video streaming, scorekeeping, fan experiences, and team management throughout our backend services
- Develop and maintain scalable, robust, and efficient backend services
- Lead projects Gameday team projects by collaborating with EM, PM, Design, QA, and other engineers across the company
- Drive changes to our API and SDK to facilitate server/client communication
- Collaborate on architectural decisions to ensure productivity + efficiency as our backend codebase grows
- Improve existing systems' performance, reliability, scalability, and develop new features
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Ensure system security and data privacy compliance
- Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge
- Create and maintain technical documentation for reference and reporting
- Our backend APIs are built with TypeScript, Node.js, Redis, and PostgreSQL and run in AWS
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 recognized this gap in the market, providing a simple yet unified platform for sports scoreboards and streaming, providing a fair opportunity for any team to maximize their community engagement.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Mar 2014
$6.8m
SERIES B
Nov 2011
$1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $10.5m
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 values
- Customer obsessed - We put our customers first, always asking, “Will this enhance their youth sports experience?”. We deeply understand our customers and work hard to anticipate their needs. We celebrate and support our customers’ contributions to their communities
- Team Players - We hold each other accountable to deliver our best effort. We are empathetic and supportive, providing a safe environment for risk taking. We listen actively, encourage debate, and commit to action. We do unglamorous work in service of the team
- Ambitious - We take on challenging initiatives designed to drive significant growth. We are mission-oriented, working with urgency to deliver value to our customers. We set a high bar, invest in development, and strive to be the best
- Empowered - We take the initiative to solve problems. We entrust decisions to those closest to the problem. We embrace individual responsibility and accountability
- Focused - We say “no” to valuable initiatives so we can concentrate resources on our most important work. We respect others’ time by limiting distractions, running efficient meetings and communicating concisely
Company HQ
East Village, New York, NY
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Leadership
Sameer Ahuja
(President, not founder)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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