Athlete-Driven Full-Stack Engineer, Sports Tech

GripFusion; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

GripFusion is building next‑gen sports tech in Ann Arbor. As Forward-Deployed Software Engineer, you will ship tactile data apps across iPad, web, and mobile, turning athlete data into decisions.

You’ll work with product, embedded, data science, and design teams to extend our platform, create new visualizations, and integrate with customers’ workflows. Expect field testing with teams and a strong emphasis on AI-assisted development.

Qualifications

• 4+ years shipping production software across mobile and web, ideally with React Native, React, and TypeScript.
• Full-stack experience, including cloud backends on AWS and the CI/CD and release pipelines that get apps to users.
• A track record of working directly with clients, users, or stakeholders to shape what gets built.
• Daily, hands-on use of AI coding tools and agentic workflows.
• Experience with hardware systems, Bluetooth or other device data transmission, and device state diagrams (preferred).
• Offline-first mobile architecture and on-device data analysis (preferred).
• Data visualization or 3D graphics on web or mobile, such as three.js, WebGL, or React Three Fiber (preferred).
• Experience integrating third-party data sources and APIs (preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Work across the full stack, from BLE device communication and cloud services to mobile and web interfaces.
• Partner with players, coaches, and team staff to understand user needs and how they interact with tactile data.
• Balance quick prototyping and discovery with production-level engineering, testing, and deployment.
• Work with design to shape the user experience, and establish shared design practices across verticals.
• Partner with embedded and data science to define device data transmission, state handling, and data formats.
• Visit MLB teams to test with athletes and coaches, and bring product thinking back to the software stack.
• Use AI development tools every day, and help shape how the software team builds with them.

Skills

React Native

React

TypeScript

Full-stack

AWS

CI/CD

AI tools

Hardware data

Offline-first

Data visualization

3D graphics

APIs integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

three.js

WebGL

React Three Fiber

Job description

GripFusion is building next‑gen sports tech in Ann Arbor. As Forward-Deployed Software Engineer, you will ship tactile data apps across iPad, web, and mobile, turning athlete data into decisions.

You’ll work with product, embedded, data science, and design teams to extend our platform, create new visualizations, and integrate with customers’ workflows. Expect field testing with teams and a strong emphasis on AI-assisted development.