Back End Engineer

Barstool Sports•New York, NY

3d•$110,000 - $125,000

About The Position

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 Barstool Sports is a company that will drive the way media is created and consumed for years to come. Working at Barstool Sports means being part of a team that is solutions-oriented, celebrates creativity, and supports one another.

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.
NodeJS/TypeScript
MongoDB, MySQL, Snowflake
Experience writing stable high-quality code for high-traffic production environments
Up-to-date knowledge of Cloud Vendors (AWS or GCP)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code frameworks (we use Serverless)
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

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of serverless architecture is a plus
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

Responsibilities

Perform maintenance and feature enhancements across an array of projects
Work with the product & engineering team, to navigate the chaos that is Barstool, and perform the engineering lift needed to accomplish our core objectives
Work on a wide array of products and support APIs that power the cross-platform Barstool experience for both our users and editorial staff
Keeping up with the latest technologies
Writing and maintaining unit and integration tests
Designing REST APIs that other devs enjoy using

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

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