Backend Software Engineer II -Hybrid (APIs & Cloud)

Varsity Brands; Farmers Branch (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts

St. Jude partnership

Flexible work options

Job summary

Varsity Brands is hiring a Software Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs. This role requires ownership of features from design to deployment and a focus on scalable, secure software in a hybrid work setup in Farmers Branch, TX.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams, participate in design discussions, and mentor junior engineers while contributing to the platform’s reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 2–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of backend design and APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Own end-to-end delivery from design to deployment and support.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, QA and other engineering teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architecture decisions.

Skills

Backend Java

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Cloud

Distributed systems

API design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Spring Boot

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Varsity Brands is hiring a Software Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs. This role requires ownership of features from design to deployment and a focus on scalable, secure software in a hybrid work setup in Farmers Branch, TX.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams, participate in design discussions, and mentor junior engineers while contributing to the platform’s reliability and performance.