Senior Software Engineer

This is a Full Time Job

Senior Software Engineer, Phoenix Suns

Performance Center

Phoenix, Arizona

As a Senior Software Engineer, your work is critical to building and scaling the platforms that support every facet of Basketball Operations; including strategy, evaluation, coaching, and player performance. This requires embracing change, complexity, and a fast-paced environment. Our team thrives on these challenges and is comfortable being uncomfortable.

Core Responsibilities:

You'll contribute to every layer of our technology stack. This includes delivering user-facing applications, developing complex data solutions, improving developer experiences, and more. You will thrive in this role if you:
• Are proficient in multiple programming languages and frameworks, with deep expertise in Typescript.
• Have professional experience with modern web and cloud development practices, and are familiar with or eager to learn TypeScript, React, Prisma, MySQL, Nginx, and AWS.
• Possess expertise with designing data schemas and APIs.
• Have developed, enhanced, or implemented technical patterns to boost your team's capacity for delivering high-quality code.
• Have a proven history of building and maintaining critical system components essential to a product's functionality.
• Have successfully aligned with senior stakeholders on the technical direction for unclear problem areas.
• Have contributed to work estimates, prioritization, and alignment with Product Management to ensure well-defined projects.
• Have tackled ambiguous or poorly defined problems, providing technical direction and fostering team alignment.
• Balance trade-offs to deliver effective solutions that align with long-term goals and the team's engineering principles.
• Have mentored other developers individually and in groups, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
• Collaborate effectively with peers across disciplines such as Product, UX, Operations, and Data.

What We Need from Our Senior Software Engineer:
• Ambitious – You set a high bar for yourself and are driven to build, improve, and achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Optimistic – You approach challenges with a positive, solutions-oriented mindset and believe great things are possible.
• Rigorous – You bring discipline and attention to detail to your work, holding yourself to high standards of quality and execution.
• Courageous – You're willing to take smart risks, speak up, and tackle hard problems head-on.
• Forward-looking – You believe your best work is still ahead of you and are motivated by growth and continuous improvement.
• Team-driven – You want to be here, contribute, and do great things together-not just individually, but as part of a team.

What You Can Expect:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by Senior Software Engineer to optimally perform the essential functions of this role.
• High-intensity during the season
• This position works mainly indoors, removed from extreme weather; exposure to weather is <5%
• S-Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally.
• Must be able to carry on a conversation both on the phone and in-person.
• Ability to Read, Write & Speak in English

Please note this job description is not crafted to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact the People & Culture Recruiting team at recruiting@suns.com

Equal Opportunity Employer