[Remote] Back End Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Barstool Sports is hiring a Back End Engineer to support their Engineering Department. The role involves owning and enhancing features across various projects, collaborating with the product and engineering teams, and utilizing cutting-edge technologies to improve the Barstool experience for users and staff.

Responsibilities

• Own, but also perform maintenance and feature enhancements across an array of projects
• Work with the product & engineering team
• Perform the engineering lift needed to accomplish our core objectives
• Keep up with the latest technologies
• Pick the best tool for the job
• Contribute to the product and vision of where we are taking Barstool

Skills

• 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
• 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)
• 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

Benefits

• 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

Company Overview

Barstool Sports is a digital sports, entertainment and media brand that delivers content across multiple platforms. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.barstoolsports.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Barstool Sports has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.