Senior Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer capable of contributing across backend systems, APIs, infrastructure, mobile systems, platform scalability, and operational tooling.

This role requires someone who can:

• Operate independently
• Write production-quality code
• Solve complex technical problems
• Contribute to architecture decisions
• Work effectively in fast-moving startup environments
• Help scale systems before bottlenecks occur

You will work directly on critical systems that power the platform, including:

• Sports operations infrastructure
• Scheduling systems
• Marketplace/payment systems
• Messaging systems
• Media upload and delivery systems
• Statistics and standings infrastructure
• Organizational hierarchy systems
• Admin and operational tooling
• Mobile and API integrations, We are specifically looking for engineers who understand the operational realities of sports organizations and the technical challenges involved in supporting them at scale.

Personality & Team Fit

We are looking for engineers who:

• Take ownership
• Move quickly without sacrificing quality
• Think critically and solve problems independently
• Communicate clearly
• Care about scalability and long-term maintainability
• Are comfortable in startup environments
• Want to help build systems from the ground floor
• Can adapt quickly as the platform evolves
• Care deeply about execution quality

This role is not ideal for candidates who require heavy structure, slow iteration cycles, or narrowly scoped responsibilities.

Do you have experience in Technology security practices?, * Must be a United States Citizen

• Must currently reside in the United States
• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Non-U.S. citizens will be automatically rejected
• No sponsorships or visa support available

Strong English communication skills are required., Strong production experience with:

• Python
• Django
• Django REST Framework (DRF)
• REST API architecture
• Authentication and authorization systems
• Multi-tenant systems
• Backend performance optimization
• Service scalability
• Secure API development
• Production debugging and troubleshooting

Candidates should be comfortable working in large backend codebases and contributing to architectural improvements.

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)

Strong experience with:

• AWS
• EC2
• ECS/containerized environments
• S3
• CloudFront
• RDS
• IAM/security best practices
• Monitoring/logging systems
• Infrastructure debugging
• Deployment pipelines

Experience building and supporting production cloud systems is required.

Database Experience

Strong experience with:

• PostgreSQL
• Query optimization
• Relational database design
• MongoDB
• High-volume data systems
• Data integrity and scalability

Understanding when to use relational vs NoSQL systems appropriately is important.

Frontend & Mobile Experience

Preferred experience with:

• React Native
• Expo
• JavaScript/TypeScript
• Mobile/web integration architecture
• API consumption patterns
• Cross-platform mobile development

Platform Engineering Experience

Preferred experience with:

• SaaS platforms
• Marketplace systems
• Messaging systems
• Scheduling systems
• Media infrastructure
• File upload pipelines
• Search systems
• Analytics/reporting systems
• Operational admin tooling

Sports Industry Knowledge (Strongly Preferred)

Candidates with experience in sports technology or sports operations environments will be heavily prioritized.

Strong understanding of the following is highly valuable:

• Youth sports ecosystems
• League and tournament operations
• Team management workflows
• Venue scheduling systems
• Athlete/family communication workflows
• Sports administrative infrastructure
• Seasonal scheduling complexity
• Competitive sports operations, * Sports technology companies
• SaaS startups
• Marketplace platforms
• Operational logistics systems
• Scheduling/event platforms
• Social/media platforms
• High-growth startup engineering teams
• Enterprise backend engineering environments

Experience scaling real production systems is extremely important., * Relevant AWS experience

• Backend/mobile experience
• Database experience
• Sports technology experience (if applicable)
• Examples of scalable production systems you have contributed to

We are specifically looking for high-level engineers who want to help build and scale a major sports technology platform from an early stage.

Platform of Greatness (POG) is building a next-generation sports technology platform focused on transforming the youth and amateur sports industry.

Our platform is designed to unify critical parts of the sports ecosystem into a single operational environment - including organizations, leagues, teams, scheduling, venue operations, communication, payments, commerce, media, statistics, and athlete development infrastructure.

We are entering a major growth phase and are actively building the foundational engineering team that will help scale the platform nationally.

This is an opportunity to join early, have direct impact on platform direction, and help build a large-scale technology company from the ground floor.

Why This Role Is Different

Most engineering jobs place developers inside already-established systems with narrowly defined responsibilities.

This role is different.

POG is looking for engineers who want to help build and shape a platform during its critical early growth stage. Engineers on this team will have meaningful influence over architecture, infrastructure, scalability decisions, product direction, and long-term engineering standards.

This is a startup environment where strong contributors can grow rapidly into leadership positions.

For the right candidate, this role can evolve into:

• Technical Lead
• Engineering Manager
• Principal Engineer
• Staff Engineer
• VP of Engineering
• CTO-track leadership opportunities

We are looking for builders - people who want ownership, responsibility, and long-term growth alongside the company., Compensation will be based on:

• Experience
• Technical ability
• Platform/system design capability
• Startup fit
• Leadership potential
• Sports industry understanding

Compensation structure may include:

• Competitive salary
• Equity opportunities
• Long-term growth opportunities