Software Engineer III

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🌲 Oregon – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Varsity Brands

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5001 - 10000 employees

⚽ Sports

🏭 Manufacturing

📚 Education

💰 Private equity on 2025-04

Sports • Manufacturing • Education

Varsity Brands is a company that builds school pride, student engagement and community spirit through two interrelated businesses: BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit. BSN SPORTS is described as a leading marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods, apparel, and equipment. Varsity Spirit is the leading global source for cheer, dance, performing arts and yearbook products, programs and experiences. Varsity Brands partners with elementary, middle and high schools, colleges and other organizations across North America to provide customizable products and programs that support sport and spirit activities.

📋 Description

• Design and build scalable, high-performance backend systems and services • Lead technical design and solution architecture decisions for features and components • Own major services or platform components, ensuring reliability and performance • Drive resolution of complex, cross-system production issues, including root cause analysis • Establish and promote engineering best practices, standards, and reusable patterns • Mentor and develop engineers across levels, providing technical guidance and coaching • Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to align technical solutions with business needs • Contribute to and influence platform architecture and long-term system design • Design and contribute to reusable platform services and shared capabilities that enable multiple teams to build on common infrastructure

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline; or equivalent combination of education and experience • 5-8+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of systems or services • Deep understanding of distributed systems and service-based architecture • Deep understanding of API design and integration patterns • Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and system scalability • Strong grasp of performance, reliability, and system design principles • Advanced proficiency in backend engineering (Java, APIs, services) • Ability to design scalable architectures and services • Ability to optimize system performance and reliability • Ability to lead complex debugging and root cause analysis • Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and system observability tools • Ability to solve complex, ambiguous technical problems across systems • Ability to anticipate risks and proactively mitigate issues • Ability to apply system-level thinking to design and solution development • Ability to influence technical direction and engineering standards across teams • Ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders • Ability to drive alignment on technical solutions and approaches • Demonstrated technical leadership and influence without formal authority • Ability to mentor and develop engineers, strengthening team capability and performance • Ability to shape engineering culture and best practices

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits • HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities • Wellbeing Program • 401(k) plan with company matching • Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability • Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays • Varsity Brands Ownership Program • Employee Resource Groups • Access to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union • St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities • Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!