Senior Software Engineer – Platform & Learning Center

United States Soccer Federation; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Soccer Federation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for shared platform capabilities powering Soccer Services and Learning Center experiences.

You will drive reusable components, services, and workflows across populations including coaches, referees, educators, and members. The role is based at the National Training Center, combining architecture judgment with hands-on coding in Go, PHP/Laravel, JavaScript/TypeScript, and related technologies,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of professional software-engineering experience building and operating production applications.
• Experience leading design and delivery of complex full-stack systems across frontend, backend, APIs, data, and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript or TypeScript skills, with experience in at least one server-side language and relational data modeling.
• Experience designing maintainable service boundaries, web APIs, distributed or event-driven workflows, and enterprise integrations.
• Knowledge of automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and secure production operations.
• Ability to mentor engineers, provide clear technical direction, and communicate with nontechnical partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and end-to-end delivery of production capabilities across Soccer services and Learning Center.
• Serve as in-person Product & Technology partner at the National Training Center and translate requirements into practical delivery plans.
• Establish reusable platform building blocks, including UI components, service contracts, content models, templates, and workflows.
• Deliver learner-, member-, and administrator-facing experiences such as dashboards, course modules, and certification flows.
• Provide architectural leadership through reviews, documentation, and mentorship; improve quality and consistency.
• Design and operate backend services, APIs, data models, and integrations with identity, content, learning, and analytics systems.
• Set standards for testing, CD, observability, performance, security, and accessibility; manage incidents.
• Collaborate on roadmaps, technical strategy, sequencing, and measurable outcomes; communicate decisions clearly.

Job description

U.S. Soccer Federation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for shared platform capabilities powering Soccer Services and Learning Center experiences.

You will drive reusable components, services, and workflows across populations including coaches, referees, educators, and members. The role is based at the National Training Center, combining architecture judgment with hands-on coding in Go, PHP/Laravel, JavaScript/TypeScript, and related technologies,