Staff Backend Engineer - Node.js & TypeScript

HIRING: Staff Backend Engineer, Node & TypeScript, Stable SportsTech Co, Used by Millions RECRUITER OVERVIEW: Hey, I'm Will — Rumor has it I'm Colorado's #1 Most Connected, Respected & Bald-est 👨 🦲 #DevRecruiter™. As an agency software engineering recruiter, my team and I are actively and continually partnered with an ever-growing rolodex of private & public tech companies, as well as VC backed and self-funded startups, Pre-Seed through Acquisition/IPO...🚀 What these companies have in common is that they ALL are looking to Hire "Uncommonly Good" Founding, Mid, Senior, Lead, Staff & Principal Software Devs ... and of course, the Leaders of these Software Development Teams. A LITTLE ABOUT THE COMPANY My client is a leading remote-first sports technology company with an enviable, collaborative, remote 1st culture. Their platform supports millions of users and tens of thousands of amateur sports organizations. Their engineering organization builds highly scalable, service-oriented, and event-driven systems using modern cloud technologies, APIs, databases, queues, caching, and observability tooling. I'm working directly with the CTO and 5 members of her team to hire 3 Devs: a Mid, a Senior, and a Staff ... This is a new client of mine, but maybe already my favorite company to work with :) WHY WORK WITH THIS COMPANY? Super cool industry: They serve the Amateur Sports / SportsTech space (they are the #1 in their space already, but that's only like ~10% market share)Diverse team, innovative culture: They strongly encourage and focus on hiring for diversity across all axes, which has led to an incredibly creative and innovative cultureLots of growth in sight! They are making HUGE pivots to grow and take market share in an industry ripe for product-focused development to drive tons of new customers.Unique balance of stability and growth: They've been around for 15+ years yet very small and nimble, with plenty of room for new "startup-like" initiatives and passionate innovatorsAn AI philosophy that doesn't suck: They are AI-welcoming, but they want solid development fundamentals 1st (Good code and smart architecture will always rule the room).Remote 1st, and rooted in that for almost their entire history ... no RTOs happening here. They do remote RIGHT (with many awards to back them) ... This includes remote workflows, async habits, and remote communication patterns that are well established. ROLE REQUIREMENTS Strong, recent, production Backend coding execution with a Node / TypeScript focusA highly product-focused engineering mentalityProven depth in working and scaling with high-volume, high-scale products (ideally products with millions of users, using event-driven workflows, and asynchronous systems under heavy load)Strong SQL relational database masteryDemonstrated ability to lead and mentor other engineers, and clarify requirements during live coding, even when given ambiguous initiatives, without relying on AI tools as a crutch. Connection to sports or passion mission-driven companies strongly preferred** LOCATION *This role is FULLY REMOTE, but hired candidates must reside in the USA: My client CANNOT hire residents of Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, West Virginia or Utah. COMPENSATION: The minimum salary for this role is $200K, with a budget of up to $220K base salary. If hired, you would also be eligible for a 5% bonus. BENEFITS: This client offers a strong benefits package including the following: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for both the employee and their entire family.Unlimited PTO and paid parental leave for all parents.401(k) retirement plan.$1,500 annual learning and development stipend.Home office setup allowance plus a monthly health and wellness reimbursement stipend.$50 annual swag credit after starting.Travel covered for all-company meetings and team offsites. NEXT STEPS... If you feel that your background and goals align with this role, please drop your resume here. If there is synergy, we will reach out ASAP. Cheers, -Will NOTE: This client is unable to offer sponsorship or visa transfers at this time. If you are interested and qualified after reviewing ALL of the requirements carefully, please submit your resume via LinkedIn and do not send any further personal messages. Rest assured, your application WILL be reviewed for a potential fit along with all other resumes via the applicant reviewing portal, and we WILL move forward with the best-fitting candidates. Due to an overwhelming amount of AI-generated spam messages via email and LinkedIn (and from folks who are clearly just not reading the Job Description), personal messages are now being disregarded. Thanks! ____________________________________________ Will Wegert — Colorado's #1 Most Bald-est 👨 🦲 #DevRecruiter™ | AKA Colorado's most Reliable, Respected, and Recognized Software Engineering Recruiter.