Senior Full Stack Engineer, Basketball

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Volunteer opportunities

Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 yr

WFH stipend - $500 annually

Wellness & learning stipend

Lifestyle stipend

Health benefits

401K with company match

Life insurance

Disability leave

Parental leave

Progyny family building benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

GameChanger, a remote-first tech company based in New York City, seeks a Senior Full Stack Engineer to lead the design and delivery of basketball features across web and backend platforms. You will own the quality and scalability of systems powering live scoring, stats, and postgame experiences, collaborating with product, design, and fellow engineers, reporting to the Basketball Engineering Manager.

You will write well-structured code, mentor peers, and help shape how basketball is represented

Qualifications

• Proficient with TypeScript/Node.js and React-based web features.
• Strong backend development skills and scalable system design.
• Ability to mentor peers and contribute to technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve backend services and APIs for scorekeeping, stats, and postgame experiences.
• Extend endpoints to support new product capabilities including postgame editing.
• Develop web features for accessible box scores and stats for coaches, families, and fans.
• Own technical design and delivery for projects and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with mobile engineers to support iOS/Android experiences.
• Coordinate with product, design and other teams to deliver cross-team features.
• Write well-tested, maintainable code and improve system reliability and performance.
• Share knowledge through code reviews and mentorship.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

React

Backend development

Software engineering fundamentals

Mentoring

Cross-team collaboration

Technical design

Job description

About GameChanger:

We believe in the life-changing impact youth sports have on and off the field because they encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence—important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

So if you love sports and their community-building potential, or building cool products is your sport, GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.

The Position:

At GameChanger, the goal of the Basketball team is to deliver the best possible scoring, stats, and viewing experience for the coaches, parents, and fans of youth basketball. We build features that help coaches capture every possession, analyze performance, and teach their players, while giving families a way to follow the game no matter where they are.

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you'll lead the design and delivery of features that bring basketball to life across our web and backend platforms. You'll own the quality and scalability of the systems that power live game scoring, stats, and other post-game experience features, and you'll help shape how the sport is represented in GameChanger. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and fellow engineers, and you will report to our Basketball Engineering Manager.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and improve backend services and APIs that support basketball scorekeeping, stats, and postgame experiences.
• Extend existing endpoints and systems to support new product capabilities, including postgame editing.
• Develop web features that make basketball box scores and stats accessible to coaches, families, and fans.
• Own technical design and delivery for your projects, making architectural decisions that fit our existing systems and product needs.
• Partner with mobile engineers to deliver backend capabilities that support iOS and Android experiences.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineers on the other Hoops team, Stats & Insights, and Gameday to deliver features across teams.
• Write well-tested, maintainable code and improve the reliability and performance of the systems you work on.
• Share technical knowledge through code reviews and mentorship, and contribute patterns and tools that help engineers work effectively.

Who You Are:

• Experience delivering backend services and APIs in production, with a strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals.
• A track record of building applications with TypeScript and Node.js, plus experience developing web features with React.
• Experience extending existing systems and writing scalable, performant code, with particular depth in backend development.
• Ability to independently design technical solutions and lead projects from requirements through implementation and release.
• Experience collaborating with product, design, and engineers across teams, including mentoring peers and contributing to technical decisions.
• Interest in sports and the products that support them. Familiarity with basketball, scorekeeping, or sports statistics is a plus.

Perks:

• Work remotely throughout the US* or from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• Paid volunteer opportunities.
• Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years after your start to make sure you have the latest and greatest technology.
• WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.
• Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe.
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans are offered through Vanguard, with an immediate company match.
• Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
• Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Family building benefits offered through Progyny.
• DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.

* DICK'S Sporting Goods has company-wide practices to monitor and protect the company from significant compliance and monetary implications as it pertains to employer state tax liabilities. Due to said guidelines put in place, we are unable to hire in AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC.

The target salary range for this position is between $140,000 and $155,000. This is part of a total compensation package that includes incentive, equity, and benefits for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We constantly review all teammate pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equal across the board.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Our Interview Process & AI

We recognize that AI has become a common part of everyday life and professional work, and its use continues to evolve rapidly. Our perspective on AI in the hiring process will evolve as well. At this time, we ask that candidates please refrain from using AI tools during interviews and assessments, as we want to see your authentic self. We will clearly indicate if and when AI use is acceptable in the process. If you have any questions or need accommodations, we're here to help. Thanks for helping us keep the process fair and secure for everyone!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

All official recruitment communications from GameChanger will come from an email address ending in @gc.com http://gc.com or [e-mail]. If you receive communication from any other domain, please be cautious, as it is likely fraudulent.