BridgeAthletic works with thousands of professional sports teams, collegiate athletic departments, and private gyms to improve efficiency, drive athletic performance, and digitize their workflow. We're a Sports Tech startup partnering with elite teams, coaches, and athletes worldwide to revolutionize strength training – one of the fastest-growing segments in the fitness industry. While over 80% of performance-driven coaches still use outdated methods to build workouts, BridgeAthletic is leading the transformation with innovative digital solutions.

Job Location: Remote, online
Job Type: Full-time

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their growth and development
• Establish architectural direction and engineering best practices across distributed teams
• Drive code quality initiatives including reviews, documentation, and testing standards
• Make critical technical decisions balancing innovation, stability, and scalability

System Architecture & Development

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs
• Architect database solutions optimizing for performance, reliability, and data integrity
• Lead comprehensive database utilization assessment and implement scaling strategies
• Contribute to core product development with clean, maintainable, and efficient code

Infrastructure Management

• Spearhead AWS infrastructure auditing, optimization, and security hardening
• Evaluate current cloud service performance metrics including uptime, latency, and scalability
• Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities across our cloud ecosystem
• Ensure compliance with security protocols and regulatory requirements

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with product managers to translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to implement intuitive and responsive user interfaces
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively
• Participate in agile ceremonies and help refine development processes

QUALIFICATIONS:

Technical Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with demonstrated architectural leadership
• Proven expertise with NodeJS and JavaScript/TypeScript backend development
• Strong experience with AngularJS or similar frontend frameworks
• Advanced knowledge of database design and optimization (MySQL)
• Proficiency with search technologies (ElasticSearch) and caching strategies (Redis)
• Experience with message brokers and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ)
• Demonstrated experience with AWS services (RDS, S3, MediaConvert) and infrastructure management
• Understanding of monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, New Relic)
• Experience integrating third-party services and APIs (payment processing, CRM systems)

Leadership Experience

• Minimum 2 years in a technical leadership role with end-to-end project ownership
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and providing constructive feedback
• Track record of successfully delivered complex software projects
• Ability to balance technical debt with feature development and business priorities

Personal Attributes

• Problem-solving mindset with strong analytical skills
• Self-motivated with excellent time management in a remote environment
• Effective communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Passion for sports/fitness or enthusiasm to work in the sports technology space
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with technology trends

CULTURE:

• Professional development opportunities and career advancement
• Fully remote work environment with flexible scheduling
• Collaborative team focused on innovation and impact
• Equal opportunity workplace welcoming applicants from all backgrounds

Join us in revolutionizing how coaches and athletes leverage technology to optimize performance. If you're passionate about building impactful software solutions in the sports and fitness domain, we want to hear from you.

Apply Here: [email protected]. Please include a resume and cover letter.