VP Software Engineering - Full Stack

Exciting opportunity for a Sr Full-Stack Developer to join a sports tech, software development startup. The candidate should be passionate about thriving in entrepreneurial work cultures and value being involved in sharing their vision and innovative ideas. SportsBiz (www.sportsbiz.com), which has built its MVP, is taking a leadership role in AI and the business of sports.

Important: PLEASE NOTE: The entire SportsBiz team is working exclusively for equity shares in the business. No salaries are presently being paid.

We will receive salaries after the company’s successful fundraising efforts - a definitive timeframe, though, is often challenging to pinpoint in a startup environment. As of today’s job post, partial monies have been raised towards the Company’s $5M target. We are honored that the payment of stipends to employees has commenced.

SportsBiz, www.sportsbiz.com, is optimizing the $100B sports sponsorship ecosystem for corporate brands through our proprietary AI decision-making and advanced data analytics software platform, DeepSport Solutions.

The Sr Full-Stack Developer will join the company as a Founding Partner and will be paid exclusively in company equity from the outset of employment. Upon SportsBiz’s successful fundraising, a highly dynamic compensation package includes base salary, bonus, benefits, and continued equity grants.

• Must be motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming.
• Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application.
• You will work on the software engineering team and collaborate with the sports marketing team and UI/UX designers to bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.
• Work with Product Management and other stakeholders (Backend, UX, etc.) to iterate on new features within the SportsBiz product.
• Craft code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment. Maintain and advocate for these standards through code review.
• Consistently ship small features and improvements with minimal guidance and support from other team members. Collaborate with the team on larger projects.
• Help improve the overall experience of our product through improving the quality of the Front-end features.
• Solve technical problems of high scope and complexity. Requirements
• Expertise with React.js is essential
• Experience with writing automated tests
• A solid understanding in core web and browser concepts (e.g. how the browser parses and constructs a web page)
• A solid understanding of semantic HTML, CSS, and core JavaScript concepts.
• Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, sufficient for success in a remote and largely asynchronous work environment
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in software development
• Experience with AWS
• Knowledge of Java and Python is a plus
• DevOps and/or Data Science experience is a plus
• BA/BS in computer science or related field; advanced education is a plus
• Passion for technology, software development, and mathematics
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills