Senior Software Engineer

Texas Sports Academy Main

2d • Remote

About The Position

Texas Sports Academy is an AI-first K-12 school for student-athletes, offering elite academics and high-level athletic development. Students learn in 2 hours a day, freeing up their afternoons for training with former pro and D1 athletes. The school is hiring remote Software Engineers to build educational apps, sports training apps, and AI systems that power its operations. The role involves working across the full stack, building student-facing applications, data pipelines, AI agents, and tools for coaches. Engineers will use AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex daily, with a significant monthly token budget. The position emphasizes owning projects end-to-end, adopting a product mindset, and acting as an engineering generalist comfortable with various technologies including mobile apps, websites, VR, and games. Strong engineering fundamentals, clear communication in English, and a willingness to work hard and grow rapidly are essential. The team typically works 60+ hours per week, including weekends, and compensation is hourly.

Requirements

• Expertise in AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar) with demonstrated production work.
• Strong, tested opinions on which AI tools to use and when.
• Expert engineering fundamentals, including debugging, API design, data modeling, and writing maintainable code.
• Experience keeping production stable at scale and shipping systems that prove it.
• Clear spoken and written English communication skills.
• Willingness to work hard and grow fast, typically 60+ hours per week, including weekends.
• A product mindset, caring about the end-user experience as much as the code.
• Ability to pick up new parts of the stack quickly and use AI to get up to speed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building agent-style workflows or automations in production that real people rely on.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship learning apps and sports training apps for students, coaches, and families.
• Manage the entire product lifecycle from initial concept to post-launch iteration.
• Develop data pipelines, AI agents for admissions, and tools for coaches.
• Utilize AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) as primary development environment.
• Own projects end-to-end, acting as a product engineer.
• Gather feedback from students, coaches, and parents to iterate on products.
• Work across the full technology stack, including mobile apps, websites, VR experiences, and games.
• Debug complex issues, design APIs and data models, and write maintainable code.
• Ensure production stability at scale.
• Communicate clearly in spoken and written English daily with the U.S. team.

Benefits

• Remote work
• $5,000 per month AI token budget
• Opportunity to work directly with company leadership
• Software that helps kids learn quicker, train better, and grow healthier
• Responsibility comes quickly to people who earn it
• Pay rises with performance
• Opportunity to work harder, learn faster, and advance sooner than at a large company
• Paid for every hour worked

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed