Full Stack Software Engineer, Trackwrestling

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FloSports has led the way in establishing a world-class digital streaming experience for millions of fans, families and athletes of over 25 different underserved sports. Imagine creating a digital platform that unites the casual fan with the most dedicated spectator, both experiencing thrilling live events from around the world with interactive features, real time analytics, powerful broadcast technology and more. Combine that with our unique original sports content ranging from breaking news and expert commentary to feature films, documentaries and multi-episodic series. That’s what FloSports is all about. We have successfully revolutionized the global sports media industry- the result of creating a diverse team of technologists and die-hard wrestlers, creators and devoted cheerleading experts, designers and hockey enthusiasts, communicators and motorsport fanatics, producers and casual sports fans… united by a shared passion to delight the underrepresented communities we serve. We are creating a home for underserved sports and we’re looking for people like you to help us!

THE ROLE:

As an extraordinary Full-Stack Software Engineer on the new Trackwrestling team, you'll work alongside fellow engineers, product, and design to create compelling mobile-first web experiences welcoming in new customers and engaging our many loyal subscribers in helping them truly be there in the action. We are dedicated to continuously improving our apps, meet management, and metadata systems that serve our customers. 

People who are successful on this team are self-motivated, team-minded engineers with passion and grit for both business and technological innovation. Our systems are built upon AWS & Google Cloud Platform with Java, Spring, TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, Redis, Docker, and Kubernetes. The ability to embrace & adapt with changing technology is an important characteristic!

We are open to remote candidates for this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Work closely with other engineers, product, qa, and infrastructure team to rapidly build, iterate, test, and deploy new and existing features, API services, and apps.
  • Deliver maintainable and performant code across different areas of the business while staying on top of service performance monitoring, logging, and alerting.
  • Participate in technical software requirements, systems architectural design and documentation, blameless post-mortems, road-map planning
  • Advocate for and improve on project code quality, automated tests, CI/CD initiatives and the developer experience
     

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

  • Computer Science degree or related technical discipline or equivalent experience (2+ years)
  • Have proficiency designing and iterating on web services with Java, Spring, Node.js, MySQL, and Redis on AWS or GCP
  • Expertise in delivering modern backend services at-scale for high-throughput applications utilizing MVC, RESTful APIs, and caching techniques
  • Deliver performant features through an iterative approach: building, measuring, and learning
  • Experience working with third-party API integrations
  • A real passion for problem solving with strong analytical capabilities
  • Desire to produce clear, maintainable, and testable code that teammates want to build upon

WHAT SETS YOU APART:

  • Clear communicator of thoughts and ideas
  • Live to create awesome features that grow our product and the sport
  • Seek out others' opinions to further your growth
  • Passionate about building effective customer experiences
  • Knowledge of writing efficient SQL queries and indexing strategies.
     

BONUS POINTS:

  • Front-end experience with modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular 11, React, or Vue
  • Experience with messaging services and notification services (PubSub, SQS, SNS, etc)
  • Streaming video experience with HLS, container formats MP4 & TS, or codecs H.264
  • Production knowledge of containers, Docker, and Kubernetes

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

At FloSports, we are bonded by our passion for sports and our purpose to unite communities around experiences that finally give underserved sports the love they deserve. We recognize the need to build a company that seeks out, embraces, and celebrates our individual differences, ideas, and talent. FloSports is committed to the pursuit of a fair, equal and inclusive workplace where everyone is given the opportunity to grow to their fullest potential. As such, we are intentional in our hiring practices in an effort to overcome systemic biases we may be blind to. FloSports has adopted the “blind recruiting” process, which aims to open our opportunities up to more candidates, help us be more objective in how we review applicants and mitigate bias in our decision making processes.

OUR BENEFITS:

  • Recognized two years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman
  • Flexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal schedule
  • Strong remote work culture 
  • All-hands events hosted twice a year in beautiful Austin, Texas 
  • Annual equity awards for all top performers
  • Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
  • Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
  • Generous 401(K) company match 
  • Progressive parental leave policies
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events
  • Free laundry service for all positions that require travel
  • Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach
  • Bring your dog to work- everyday!
  • Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week


 

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Located in East Austin next to Friends and Allies brewery, East Ciders and the Austin Bouldering Project!

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