Senior Software Engineer

Are you ready to step onto the playing field of a fast growing US tech startup that's changing the game in the world of sports?

GoodRec is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to own real product end to end and ship it to players in 80+ cities. You'll be the person who takes the hardest problems, decides how to solve them, and gets them live, working directly with our founders on what to build and why. This is a builder role first. You own features from the first line of code to the moment players are using them, and you do it with real ownership rather than a queue of tickets.

About us

GoodRec started 4 years ago with a small community in Brooklyn, New York. Since then, we have grown into the largest pickup sports app in North America. With the GoodRec app, finding a pickup game, league, or tournament near you is fast and easy. All you have to do is tap the app, join a game, and show up ready to play!

Check out the GoodRec app here

www.goodrec.com

What you'll do

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will

• Own features end to end across our iOS and Android app, from the first line of code to the moment players in 80+ cities are using them.
• Take the hardest technical problems and make the call on how to solve them. You set the approach, you make the tradeoffs, and you're accountable for what ships.
• Build the internal tools and automations that keep GoodRec running, scripting away the manual work and wiring our systems together so the whole team moves faster.
• Own the security and reliability of what you build, not as an afterthought but as part of shipping it right.
• Raise the technical bar around you. Review code, share what you know, and help the engineers next to you do their best work, no management required.
• Work directly with our founders on what to build and why, with real influence over the product and not just the implementation.

The ideal profile

• You've shipped real products that real people used, owning them end to end, not just closing tickets someone else scoped.
• Senior enough to move without waiting for permission. You frame the problem, pick the approach, ship it, and can name the tradeoffs you made and why.
• Probably built your own thing at some point, a startup, a side project with users, a tool people actually rely on. Whether it flew or folded, that instinct to build is exactly what we want.
• Bias to automation: you script away your own annoyances and build the tools nobody asked for.
• Comfortable being the person others bring the hard problems to, and generous about sharing what you know.
• Passion for sports, communities, and building things from the ground up.
• Startup mindset: resourceful, adaptable, and eager to take ownership.

Some key requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years building and shipping software, ideally within a fast paced or startup environment.
• Strong mobile experience (React Native, Flutter, or native iOS and Android) and comfort reaching across the stack when a feature needs it.
• A track record of owning projects end to end, from the architecture decision through to production.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent real world building experience.
• Native or near native English level: fluent verbal and written communication.
• Full time availability.

Core Stack

• Backend: NestJS, Node.js 20+, TypeScript
• Data: PostgreSQL, Prisma
• Queues: Redis, BullMQ
• Cloud: AWS (S3, SNS, SQS), Firebase
• Payments: Stripe
• DevOps: GitHub Actions, Docker, Docker Compose
• Monitoring: DataDog
• Real-time: Socket.io, Redis Pub/Sub
• Architecture: Event-driven patterns, Clean Architecture + DDD

Some perks you'll enjoy

• Competitive salary with startup growth opportunities
• Work remotely from your city
• Join an international team spread across the US, Canada, and Colombia
• Paid time off + US holidays
• Monthly in person team meetups to connect with the full GoodRec crew

🚀 This is your chance to be part of an international team that is shaping the future of sports worldwide!