Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Summary

Join SportsRecruits, a leading sports recruiting network, as a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer and play a critical role in shaping a platform that impacts thousands of student-athletes' futures. Work remotely as part of a distributed team using a modern stack including Laravel, Vue, React Native, Python, and AWS. You will architect, implement, and optimize new features across web and mobile platforms, collaborate with other team members, and mentor junior developers. The ideal candidate possesses 3-5+ years of professional software engineering experience, expertise in multiple programming languages, and strong frontend experience. SportsRecruits offers a growth-oriented culture, remote flexibility, and competitive benefits including health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, and an unlimited vacation policy.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Expertise in at least two modern programming languages (e.g., PHP, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript)
• Deep experience with at least one MVC framework (Laravel, Rails, Django, etc.)
• Strong frontend experience with Vue, React, or similar frameworks
• Familiarity with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
• Comfortable writing and maintaining automated tests (unit, integration, E2E)
• Passion for clean code, system design, and scalable architecture
• Strong communication skills, positive attitude, and a collaborative mindset

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and optimize new features across web and mobile platforms
• Contribute to our Vue.js frontend (Inertia.js) and Laravel-based API
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and QA to shape our roadmap and deliver intuitive, high-impact experiences
• Review pull requests, mentor junior developers, and enforce our code quality and testing standards
• Optimize performance and ensure security across the stack

Preferred Qualifications

• Laravel, Vue, or TailwindCSS experience
• Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker, ECS, etc.)
• Experience working with 3rd-party APIs and async job queues (SQS, Redis)
• Knowledge of AI tooling, LLM integration, or computer vision
• Experience mentoring teammates or leading small engineering efforts
• Exposure to agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP)

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $100,000 – $150,000 per year
• Remote-first team culture
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited vacation policy