Sr. Software Engineer

Topgolf Payroll Services; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Play & half-price food

Health, dental, vision, 401(k) match

Mental well-being platform

Job summary

Topgolf Entertainment Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the technical direction of backend Go services and Vue.js frontends powering the guest experience across venues and digital products.

You will own architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and push for AI-assisted development tooling to boost velocity and code quality. This is an on-site role in Dallas with a focus on scalable, reliable systems.

Qualifications

• Experience building backend services in Go.
• Experience building frontend apps with Vue.js.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools.
• Experience mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture decisions for backend Go services and APIs.
• Design and build complex Vue.js frontend applications.
• Define and evolve API contracts and integration patterns.
• Set and drive automated testing strategy and code quality.
• Provide technical guidance through code reviews and design discussions.
• Diagnose cross-service issues, improving logging and monitoring.

Skills

Go backend

Vue.js frontend

AI tools

Mentorship

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer is a senior individual contributor who drives the technical direction of backend services in Go and front-end applications in Vue.js that power the Topgolf guest experience across our venues and digital products. This role owns architecture and design decisions across the stack and influences engineering standards through technical guidance and mentorship, not formal people management.

Job Responsibilities

• Own and implement architecture and technical design decisions for backend services and APIs in Go across one or more product areas


• Design and build complex, scalable front-end applications and components using Vue.js


• Define and evolve API contracts and integration patterns (REST and/or event-driven) across services


• Set and drive automated testing strategy and code quality standards across the stack


• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing


• Diagnose and resolve complex, cross-service production issues, improving logging, monitoring, and alerting practices


• Champion spec-driven development, authoring and reviewing technical specs and design docs for cross-team initiatives


• Evaluate and drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) to improve engineering velocity and code quality

Requirements

• Professional software engineering experience


• Building backend services in Go


• Building front-end applications with Vue.js


• Working with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) in a professional setting


• Providing technical mentorship or driving cross-team technical initiatives

Benefits

• Free Play & 1/2 price food!


• Health, dental, vision, 401(k) team member match


• free mental well-being platform – and that’s just for starters for those who qualify. View team member benefits here.

Topgolf Entertainment Group does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website, employees or Human Resources. Topgolf will not pay fees for unsolicited agency resumes and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Topgolf Entertainment Group and will be processed accordingly without fee.

Topgolf participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Our Promises to our Team Members

• A PLAYFUL ENVIRONMENT where you can make new friends


• A SAFE PLACE where you can BE YOUR FULL SELF every day


• CLEAR DIRECTION and tools to do your job


• An opportunity TO LEARN & GROW


• To LISTEN & ACT when you speak up


• We will NEVER STOP IMPROVING

Topgolf is a global sports and entertainment community and is committed to equal opportunity and is firmly committed to preventing discrimination and harassment, including sexual misconduct, based on legally protected diversity characteristics (such as race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, citizenship, genetic information and veteran status) in its application and hiring processes and in its employment decisions. As an affirmative action employer, Topgolf also takes steps to prevent retaliation and to create a respectful, equitable and inclusive environment for our Guests, Associates, business partners, vendors, and the communities we serve. Topgolf is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.