Senior Software Engineer

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Lexington (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Sports Jobs Limited seeks a senior technical leader to architect and deliver scalable, cloud-based software that powers a loyal sports‑fan user base. You will partner with product, design and QA to drive initiatives using agentic engineering practices.

You will mentor peers, promote CI/CD, and champion AI‑forward approaches across hybrid teams in a fast‑paced, outcome‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining cloud-based, scalable software.
• Strong CI/CD advocacy and ability to adopt new stacks quickly.
• AI-forward mindset with agentic engineering techniques.
• Leadership in translating requirements into architectural plans.
• Experience partnering with product, design and QA to ship customer‑facing products.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key technical leader, breaking down complex problems and guiding others.
• Generalist approach to rapidly learn new areas and deliver outcomes.
• Drive data‑driven decisions and iterate quickly on feedback.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional leaders to plan product enhancements.
• Champion agentic AI and coach teams to adopt agentic engineering.
• Mentor teammates, provide code review feedback and pair programming.
• Translate requirements into architectural proposals and increment plans.
• Partner with product managers and designers to build customer‑centric products.

Skills

TypeScript

React

GraphQL

C#

MongoDB

AWS

Mobile development

React Native

Video encoding

Video livestreaming protocols

Stripe Connect

Financial systems

Tools

ffmpeg

Stripe Connect

Financial ledger

Job description

About the Role

This role is a key technical leadership position responsible for building highly scalable, cloud-based software solutions that drive the company's mission. It is pivotal in driving the mission forward and offers opportunities to learn and make a significant impact on a loyal and vocal customer base. The engineer collaborates across disciplines with product, design, and quality assurance leaders to plan and iteratively deliver enhancements across the product suite, while supporting the team by breaking down complex problems, advocating best practices, and guiding others. The company has adopted agentic engineering practices throughout its software development lifecycle, and the engineer is expected to champion agent-first thinking to accelerate software development.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key technical leader, supporting the team by breaking down complex engineering problems, advocating for best practices, and guiding others.
• Work as a generalist who goes where the problem takes them and ramps up quickly in new areas.
• Ensure the team delivers high-impact work efficiently by focusing on outcomes over outputs.
• Push the team to make data-driven decisions and iterate quickly on feedback.
• Collaborate closely with leaders from various disciplines to plan and iteratively deliver enhancements across the product suite.
• Integrate diverse perspectives to drive innovation and ensure products meet the highest standards.
• Champion agentic AI by thinking agent-first to accelerate software development.
• Coach the team and peers to adopt agentic engineering practices.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Strong technical proficiency in scalable, cloud-based software, with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based systems using full-stack engineering.
• Advocacy of CI/CD and the ability to drive engineering practices across any team, with the capacity to pick up new stacks and frameworks quickly.
• An AI-forward mindset and strong bias for agentic engineering techniques, including knowing what and when to effectively apply agentic engineering.
• Ability to drive impactful adoption of agentic coding tools across a team and the full software development lifecycle, as the company has aggressively adopted these tools and expects engineering leaders to drive adoption.
• Technical leadership and product partnership skills, including translating requirements, creating architectural proposals, breaking work into digestible increments, and guiding other Engineers through implementation.
• Experience partnering with product managers, designers, and quality assurance to build great products with a customer-first approach.
• A mentorship mentality and collaborative, team-first mindset, with willingness to provide input in technical discussions, pair up when a teammate needs a hand, and provide quality feedback in code review.
• A strong belief in the multiplier mindset and understanding that personal growth is tied to the growth of those around, including helping fellow Engineers hone their skills through code review, pair programming, and creating documentation.

Preferred Skills

• Professional background in TypeScript, React, GraphQL, C#, MongoDB and AWS; adjacent languages, frameworks and services used at scale are also relevant.
• Video encoding and storage experience, including tools such as ffmpeg or video livestreaming protocols such as HLS, RTMP, SRT or similar.
• Mobile development know-how, including experience with React Native or native iOS or Android development; the company is heavily invested in React Native to bring performance analysis tools and fan experiences to iOS, Android, and a variety of CTV platforms with a single codebase.
• Transaction processing and financial systems experience, including working with Stripe, Stripe Connect, a financial ledger, or end-user financial systems.
• Sports industry knowledge, such as working in sports technology for a high-level college or professional American football team, or playing the sport at those levels.
• Familiarity with hybrid teams, including prior experience working with hybrid or remote teams.

Workplace

Local candidates in Lincoln, Nebraska are prioritised.

Remote applicants are considered if they reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

The Engineering team is spread across the U.S., with people working both in office and remotely.

Salary

• Starting salaries will typically fall near the middle of this range.
• Compensation decisions are based on an individual's experience, skills and education in line with internal pay equity practices.
• This role is eligible for a long-term incentive (LTI) award.
• Any bonuses awarded are based on individual and company performance and paid at the company's discretion.

Benefits & Perks

• Flexibility to support work-life harmony.
• Flexible vacation time and company-wide holidays.
• A paid sabbatical every five years to unplug and recharge.
• An open, honest culture with trust from day one, team support, ownership of work, and agency to try new ideas.
• Professional development resources and opportunities for career growth.
• Investment in offices and workspaces designed with employees in mind.
• A tech stack and hardware provided to support work, whether in the office or remote.
• Medical plans tailored for employees and their families, including vision, dental, and fertility benefits.
• An employee assistance programme (EAP) and Employee Resource Groups.
• A 401(K) contribution match of up to 4% of the employee's own contribution.

About the Company

The company describes itself as the team behind the team, supporting the lifelong impact sports can have, including lessons in teamwork and dedication, the influence of inspiring coaches, and opportunities to reach new heights.