Senior Software Engineer - Backend Solutions (8-12 yrs)

Every Player. Every Play. Every Game.

Overview :

PFF is transforming the sports performance analytics experience end-to-end, building products that help NFL & NCAA and soccer front offices, coaching staffs, media partners and digital subscribers evaluate player performance at an unmatched level. We are the leading sports data analytics company in American football. As the market leader, we provide critical data to all 32 NFL teams, over 100 NCAA teams, all 9 CFL teams, and various national and regional media organizations. We are poised for our next growth phase and are looking for talented team members to contribute to the evolution of our betting and fantasy tools.

What you will do :

- Architect and Build : Take the lead in designing and developing backend solutions. You will have a strong desire for writing clean code and self-documenting your engineering solutions.

- Backend Development : Engage with our AWS-based infrastructure, utilising CDK for deployment and Postman for testing, and Postgres for our database layer.

- Collaborate and Communicate : Work closely with team members across different continents and time zones. Foster a collaborative environment and maintain strong communication channels.

- Feature Ownership : Manage and execute features from inception through to deployment, ensuring high-quality releases.

What We're Looking For :

Required Skills :

- Proficiency in JavaScript and a solid understanding of database design and querying.

- Experience with cloud infrastructure; familiarity with AWS is a bonus but not required.

- Ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team environment.

Preferred Skills :

- Experience architecting and implementing solutions across the backend stack

- Strong understanding of TypeScript, CDK, Postgres and AWS. Elixir is a bonus.

- Experience working with Next.JS and SSR

A Typical Day :

- Ingest data from within S3 buckets using AWS jobs

- Using services-repository architecture write APIs in javascript/typescript to provide data to the Front End Applications & Third Parties

- Authenticate & Authorise using tokens

- Deploy into the AWS infra

- Understand a lot of football data

Education and Experience :

- Bachelors or Equivalent in Computer Science or Software

- 8 + years of software experience

- At Least 4 years of relevant experience

Why Join Us :

- Competitive Salary.

- Benefits : Health Insurance and Retirement.

- Paid Time Off : Vacation time and Paid Holidays

- Work : Remote and Flexible hours

PFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer