About PlayVS

The fastest-growing High School and Collegiate sport in America isn’t basketball or football—it’s esports—and PlayVS is the official platform for High School and Collegiate esports. We offer an incredible, full-stack esport platform—game integrations, team building tools, leagues, tournaments, and schedules—and our software products tie everything together into a cohesive experience.

We are looking for a passionate backend Software Engineer to join our team. You will be responsible for helping us build new, and maintain existing, APIs and services.

Here's What You'll Get To Do

• Work with a small team comprised of engineers, a product manager, and designer to build our product.
• Collaborate with other engineers and teams to develop new features, GraphQL APIs, improvements, and fixes to handle our current and future scale.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement fixes for them.
• Help our customers have an awesome experience with our products.
• Write, audit, and improve our test coverage

Here's What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of product development experience
• Thorough understanding of node.js and its core principles
• Familiarity with TypeScript
• Familiarity with GraphQL and Apollo
• Experience building and delivering successful products. You can take rough themes and big ideas and turn them into product features with minimal guidance
• Passionate about PlayVS and the problem we are solving
• Committed desire to understand our customers
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Possess a growth mindset: Live and breathe experimentation, data analysis, and ruthlessly prioritize for impact