Software Engineer (Remote)

The Athletic

Full Time

Mid Level

120k-140k

20 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. The role involves contributing to a rapidly growing journalism company with a high-quality subscription product that has received a 4.9 rating in the App Store and maintains strong user retention. This position is remote to the US and Canada only.

Key Responsibilities

Work with Product team to implement growth-related features and experiments on the website and in our backend APIs.
Suggest and prototype product improvements and features aimed at growing our subscriber base.
Architect and build solutions that take into account performance, growth, scalability, ease of future development, and code quality.
Investigate, debug, and fix user-reported production issues.
Work with team to influence technology direction.

Requirements

Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to work in fast-paced, growth environment.
2+ years full-stack engineering development.
Experience delivering products working across the stack—building the frontend and wanting to grow skills in the backend and data persistence layer.
Bachelor's degree in CS or relevant discipline.
Experience with Javascript, React, HTML, CSS, AWS (or desire to learn).

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS or relevant discipline.

Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
Global benefits packages offering similar perks and benefits to international candidates, competitive to the local market.

Working at The Athletic

The Athletic is committed to diversity and equal opportunity, encouraging people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. They emphasize a respectful, inclusive environment and prioritize integrity in recruitment, warning against fraudulent schemes and ensuring communication is through official channels.

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