Senior Software Engineer, Trust and Safety

About GameChanger

We believe in the life changing impact youth sports have on and off the field. Sports encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence – important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

So if you love sports and their community building potential, or building cool products is your sport, GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.

The Position

At GameChanger, our Trust & Safety team is dedicated to pioneering solutions that ensure a secure and trustworthy platform for our users. Our mission is to give parents and coaches the confidence that GC is the right platform for their team by implementing clear policies, building the right features, and fostering a culture of accountability and transparency across GameChanger.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about building tools and systems that safeguard user data and enhance our trustworthiness. In this role, you will lead initiatives to develop and optimize critical tools and systems for the Trust & Safety team. Your expertise in both frontend and backend development will drive innovations that address complex security challenges and reinforce user confidence in our platform. You will report to the Trust & Safety Engineering Manager.

This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of our platform’s safety and security. You’ll be instrumental in developing innovative solutions that protect our users and build trust. You’ll work with a talented team and have the chance to drive impactful changes in a critical area of our business.

What You'll Do

• Own and drive business-critical product areas including scorekeeping, fan experiences, and team management throughout our backend services.
• Design, build, and operate scalable, high-performance backend services in production.
• Lead projects and work with Product, Design, QA and other engineers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Evolve our APIs and service contracts to ensure performant, reliable communication between backend systems and client applications.
• Contribute to architectural decisions that guarantee scalability, maintainability, and developer productivity as our backend systems evolve.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, improve system reliability, and deliver high-impact new features in data-intensive domains.
• Ensure security, data integrity, and privacy compliance.
• Raise the technical bar through thoughtful code reviews, design feedback, and knowledge sharing.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation to support long-term maintainability and cross-team understanding.

Who You Are

• Experience evolving and scaling a production codebase used by large numbers of users and multiple engineering teams.
• Experience completing successful projects using TypeScript and Node.js, or another backend technology.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, performant backend services with strong reliability and observability practices.
• Experience building scalable backend systems that transform complex data into real-time, user-facing product features.
• A leader, willing to take ownership for the success of the team.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and ability to communicate solutions clearly.
• Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across a team.
• Enjoy building a collaborative atmosphere to create solutions to complex problems.

Experience

We build our backend APIs with TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Redis, and PostgreSQL and run them in AWS.

• 6+ years in a software development role.
• 4+ years of experience building production backend systems (Node.js, TypeScript, Python, or comparable backend technologies).
• Experience leading technical design and implementation of complex backend systems or features.
• Experience with API design, service boundaries, and data contracts.
• We prefer experience with TypeScript.
• We prefer experience with a system deployed in an AWS environment.
• Bonus (not required): Experience with frontend web development or data engineering.

Perks

• Work remotely throughout the US* or from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• Paid volunteer opportunities.
• Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years after your start to make sure you have the latest and greatest technology.
• WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.
• Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe.
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans are offered through Vanguard, with an immediate company match.
• Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
• Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Family building benefits offered through Progyny.
• DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.

The target salary range for this position is between $160,000 and $180,000. This is part of a total compensation package that includes incentive, equity, and benefits for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We constantly review all teammate pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equal across the board.

* DICK'S Sporting Goods has company-wide practices to monitor and protect the company from significant compliance and monetary implications as it pertains to employer state tax liabilities. Due to said guidelines put in place, we are unable to hire in AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Our Interview Process & AI

We recognize that AI has become a common part of everyday life and professional work, and its use continues to evolve rapidly. Our perspective on AI in the hiring process will evolve as well. At this time, we ask that candidates please refrain from using AI tools during interviews and assessments, as we want to see your authentic self. We will clearly indicate if and when AI use is acceptable in the process. If you have any questions or need accommodations, we're here to help. Thanks for helping us keep the process fair and secure for everyone!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All official recruitment communications from GameChanger will come from an email address ending in @gc.com or no-reply@ashby.hq.com. If you receive communication from any other domain, please be cautious, as it is likely fraudulent.