The Athletic · 2 weeks ago
Software Engineer, Fullstack (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$120K/yr - $140K/yr
4+ years expThe Athletic is a leading sports media company powered by a large global newsroom, delivering comprehensive stories to sports fans. They are seeking a Fullstack Software Engineer to work on various aspects of the subscriber experience, including web frontend, backend API, and analytics.
JournalismNewsSports
Responsibilities
Work with Design and Product teams to build a web UI that is beautiful, performant, and well-engineered
Architect and build the backend/API to optimize for performance, growth, scalability, ease of future development, and code quality
Write unit, functional, and integration tests to ensure maximum code and product quality
Investigate, debug, and fix user-reported production issues
Provide mentorship and guidance to other team members
Work with the team to influence technology direction
Brainstorm new product ideas and improvements alongside the design and product teams
Work within a highly cross-functional team, iterating on our process and making your own suggestions for improvements
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience as a software engineer
We have 2 primary tech stacks, one in React (Next.js) with an Apollo/GraphQL API layer, and one in PHP (Wordpress) with a REST API layer
Data stores that we use include MySQL, Redis, and ElasticSearch
All resources are hosted on AWS (relevant services include ElasticBeanstalk, ECS, RDS, Lambda, Cloudwatch)
The current team is largely based in San Francisco, CA, but this role can be based in a 100% remote capacity within the United States or Canada
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in CS or relevant discipline preferred
Prior experience with any of these technologies is desired, but not required
Benefits
Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans
Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses
401k retirement savings plan and employer match
Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Company
The Athletic
The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$139.46MKey Investors
Bedrock Capital PartnersFounders FundEvolution Media
2022-01-06Acquired
2020-01-21Series D· $50M
2019-05-29Series C· $21.76M
Leadership Team
Adam Hansmann
Co-Founder & President
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David Ortenberg
SVP, Operations
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