Senior Software Engineer - Tech Lead & Systems Design

PGA TOUR; Ponte Vedra Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PGA TOUR in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and ship complex features for our digital products. You will translate ambiguous product needs into technical plans, set direction, and balance reliability, cost, security, and speed across multi-month projects.

You will lead technical reviews, mentor engineers, collaborate with product and partner teams, and drive architectural decisions for the digital roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7 years of work experience in modern software development practices.
• Minimum 7 years reviewing product and/or business requirements and providing technical feedback.
• Minimum 6 years delivering quantifiable business results.
• Designs and ships complex features and services with strong system design skills within a team’s domain.
• Sets technical direction for a project, weighing reliability, cost, security, and delivery speed.
• Gives high-quality code reviews and raises the team’s quality bar.
• Owns multi-month projects with real ambiguity; translates fuzzy product or operational needs into clear technical plans.
• Prior supervisory skills managing others in a direct or indirect manner preferred.
• Experience working with an internal software development team and/or external development partners.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across multiple teams and at varying levels throughout the organization.
• Knowledge of multiple functional areas such as Engineering, Content Development, UX/UI, Video and Fan/Customer Support.
• Familiarity with software development life-cycle methodologies such as SCRUM and Agile.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Experience working with live data in industries like banking, retail, or medical records.
• Experience in search engine optimization and accessibility standards.
• Sports background/knowledge is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Owns multi-month projects with real ambiguity; impact is visible at the team and stakeholder level.
• Tech lead on projects; drives technical decisions in design reviews.
• Coaches mid-level engineers and mentors senior associates.
• Trusted to represent the team in cross-functional discussions.
• Actively contributes to building team culture and norms.
• Writes proposals and design docs that drive decisions; comfortable presenting to engineering and product partners.
• Builds trust with non-engineering stakeholders; surfaces risks and trade-offs honestly.
• Provide input and thoughts for architectural review of the PGA TOUR digital roadmap.
• Provide technical feasibility of items in the product backlog.
• Works collaboratively with the project management team to develop product objectives and define scope.
• Partners with vendors on the user experience and implementation/support of digital products.
• Collaborates with support staff to troubleshoot issues.
• Performs relevant or necessary on-going system configurations and operational tasks to support the product/platform.
• Special Projects or other duties as assigned.

Skills

Software architecture

Leadership & mentoring

Scrum/Agile

Code reviews

Communication

Technical planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or equivalent experience

Job description

PGA TOUR in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and ship complex features for our digital products. You will translate ambiguous product needs into technical plans, set direction, and balance reliability, cost, security, and speed across multi-month projects.

You will lead technical reviews, mentor engineers, collaborate with product and partner teams, and drive architectural decisions for the digital roadmap.