Remote Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Remote)

at The Athletic Media Company

Posted 3 weeks ago 10 applied

Description:

  • The Athletic is a rapidly growing sports media company powered by a large global newsroom.
  • The company provides comprehensive stories about various teams, sports, and athletes, with a focus on professional and college teams across North America and the English Premier League.
  • The Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack role is remote and available only to candidates in the US and Canada.
  • Responsibilities include developing new features based on product specifications while optimizing for scalability and performance.
  • The engineer will engage in the scrum process, including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily standups.
  • The role requires understanding technical requirements and collaborating with design and product teams to meet expectations.
  • The engineer will fix live bugs, triage issues, and ensure root causes are identified for long-term solutions.
  • Quality validation of work through manual and automated testing is expected, with engineers owning their code throughout the development lifecycle.
  • The position also involves coaching and mentoring junior engineers on new technologies and best practices.

Requirements:

  • Candidates must have 4+ years of relevant engineering experience.
  • Familiarity with the primary tech stacks is desired: one in React (Next.js) with an Apollo/GraphQL API layer, and another in PHP (WordPress) with a REST API layer.
  • Experience with MySQL, ElasticSearch, and DynamoDB on the backend is preferred, but not required.
  • All systems are hosted on AWS.

Benefits:

  • The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000.00 - $165,000.00 USD, with total compensation varying based on education, experience, skills, and location.
  • The Athletic offers a comprehensive benefits package for US employees, including highly competitive employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance plans.
  • Employees have access to savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
  • A 401k retirement savings plan with employer matching is provided.
  • Paid time off includes paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
  • For international candidates, similar benefits and perks are offered, competitive with the local market.