Back End Engineer

This is a Full Time Job

We are hiring a Back End Engineer to support our Engineering Department at Barstool Sports. As a Back End Engineer, you will not only own, but also perform maintenance and feature enhancements across an array of projects. You will be tasked to work with the product & engineering team, to navigate the chaos that is Barstool, and perform the engineering lift needed to accomplish our core objectives. We work on a wide array of products and support APIs that power the cross-platform Barstool experience for both our users and editorial staff. You will also be responsible for keeping up with the latest technologies; at Barstool, we pick the best tool for the job, and aren’t afraid of cutting-edge tech.

Everyone on the engineering team contributes to the product and vision of where we are taking Barstool. You should love what you do.

Back-end languages, frameworks, tools & infrastructure you should know….
• NodeJS/TypeScript
• MongoDB, MySQL, Snowflake
• Experience writing stable high-quality code for high-traffic production environments
• Designing REST APIs that other devs enjoy using
• Up-to-date knowledge of Cloud Vendors (AWS or GCP)
• Writing and maintaining unit and integration tests
• Knowledge of serverless architecture is a plus
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code frameworks (we use Serverless)

Experience in any of the following is nice to have...
• Content Publishing/CMS
• Video & Streaming (ffmpeg, hls, video delivery, QOS, etc)
• Ecommerce
• Ad Tech
• Podcasts/Audio Tech
• Experience with Transcription or other commercial ML tools

Front-end languages and frameworks you will encounter...
• Semantic HTML
• React.js
• Isomorphic/SSR Single Page Apps (We use Next.js/Vercel)
• Storybook.js
• Video.js & HLS.js
• Task runners, including Webpack, Gulp, Grunt, and NPM modules

Requirements
• 2 years of engineering experience in Javascript/TypeScript
• Ability to think at a high level about product strategy and vision
• Self-motivated and able to efficiently run with a project without close supervision
• Ability to work well with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills–you should be able to clearly articulate your decisions.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $125,000k

Joining means having access to competitive and valuable benefits and perks, including but not limited to:
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits
• A 4% 401(k) employer match
• Unlimited vacation time, including Summer break in July and Holiday break in December
• Monthly employer contribution towards cell phone reimbursement
• Employee discount to the Barstool Sports store
• Financial wellness benefits through Origin
• A monthly stipend for UberEats

What We Value
• Rep the brand as best you can
• We have lots of different brains, be open to them
• Never change who you are, that's who we hired
• Find the solution, don't be the problem
• Don't be afraid to try something new
• Common Sense. Use it.
• Be there for your audience
• Always think about how you can help

Barstool Sports does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes. Barstool Sports will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement.