# Senior Backend Software Engineer - Core Services

**Company:** [GameChanger](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/gamechanger)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $140k – $155k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Node.js, Redis, Postgres, AWS, GitHub, bitbucket, GitLab, CI/CD, API Design, sdk development, server-side development, Security, Scalability, on-call operations
**Posted:** 2026-08-13

> Build and scale GameChanger’s core backend APIs, SDKs, and developer infrastructure using TypeScript, Node.js, Redis, PostgreSQL, and AWS. The role requires 4+ years of software development experience, strong server-side engineering skills, and a focus on performance, scalability, and developer enablement.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Maintain and improve the API server codebase and developer experience.
- Implement changes to APIs and SDKs that facilitate server/client communication.
- Introduce code patterns and tools to improve developer ergonomics.
- Identify and improve inefficiencies in the backend codebase.
- Design and redesign critical system components as systems scale and become more complex.
- Share engineering best practices with engineers across the company.
- Collaborate with peers inside and outside the team on application architecture and implementation decisions.
- Investigate challenges involving scalability, security, and architectural design.
- Participate in an occasional on-call rotation.

## Requirements
- 4+ years of software development experience with successful projects using TypeScript and Node.js.
- 2+ years of experience writing scalable, testable, performant server-side code.
- 2+ years of experience creating project breakdown and technical documentation for team members with varying levels of expertise.
- Willingness to mentor, train, and collaborate with other teams through documentation and live sessions.
- Experience with version control and CI/CD systems such as GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Target salary range: **$140,000–$155,000**.
- Competitive total rewards package including incentive compensation, equity, and benefits for eligible roles.
- Unlimited vacation policy.
- $4,000 technology stipend every two years.
- $500 annual work-from-home stipend.
- $60 monthly snack stipend.
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HRA, and family/dependent health coverage.
- Basic, supplemental, and dependent life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) plan through Vanguard with company match.
- Company-paid wellness platform access.
- Generous parental leave.
- DICK’S Sporting Goods teammate discount.

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