Lensa is a career site that helps job seekers find great jobs in the US. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Lensa does not hire directly for these jobs, but promotes jobs on LinkedIn on behalf of its direct clients, recruitment ad agencies, and marketing partners. Lensa partners with DirectEmployers to promote this job for SportsRecruits.

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Remote)

Location: Remote (US-based)

Reports to: CTO, SportsRecruits

About SportsRecruits

SportsRecruits (http://sportsrecruits.com) is the leading sports recruiting network, connecting athletes, clubs, events, and college coaches in the recruiting process. The company’s network and tools are trusted by sports organizations such as the IWLCA, IMLCA, NFHCA, and Junior Volleyball Association. Every year, millions of connections are made on the network, resulting in commitments to the best academic and athletic institutions.

Education

SportsRecruits is part of IMG Academy, the world's leading sports education brand. IMG Academy provides a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
Online coaching via IMG Academy+, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
Online college recruiting, via NCSA and SportsRecruits , providing unmatched college recruiting education and services to student-athletes and their families, club coaches, and event operators, and is the premier service for college coaches.

SportsRecruits is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and equal opportunity on our team. Just like the student-athletes we support, we are trying to get better and stronger as a team everyday. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We truly believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better we can serve all student-athletes, as well as their families and coaches, who are pursuing their dreams.

About The Team

We are a product development team full of fun, intelligent, happy, and hardworking engineers, designers and product managers distributed across the United States. We are scaling our network and building innovative tools to empower student athletes, college coaches, and event operators. Our tools are built on top of technologies that span mobile and web applications, computer vision, and LLMs. Your input, code and problem solving skills will make a direct impact in how we scale and grow the company.

Our Stack Includes

Laravel + PHP8 backend APIs
Vue.js (v2 and v3) + Inertia.js + Tailwind frontend
React Native mobile applications
Python for internal tools and ML/LLM-based features
Infrastructure as code with Terraform, AWS Fargate, and a Jenkins-based CI/CD pipeline

We emphasize performance, security, and maintainability—and we love solving problems that have real-world impact on student-athletes, coaches, and partners.

About The Position What You’ll Do

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you’ll play a critical role across the entire software lifecycle:

Architect, implement, and optimize new features across web and mobile platforms
Contribute to our Vue.js frontend (Inertia.js) and Laravel-based API
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and QA to shape our roadmap and deliver intuitive, high-impact experiences
Review pull requests, mentor junior developers, and enforce our code quality and testing standards
Optimize performance and ensure security across the stack

You Will Contribute To Solving Complex Problems That Will Make Our Platform Even Better At Connecting Thousands Of Student Athletes And College Programs. Some Interesting Projects We’ve Recently Worked On Are

In-browser video clipping and editing with computer vision driven isolation effects
React-native based hybrid iOS/Android app
Tools for partner events to import rosters of athletes with built-in column mapping, de-duping and validation rules to automatically merge duplicate user data

About You Must-Haves

3-5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Expertise in at least two modern programming languages (e.g., PHP, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript)
Deep experience with at least one MVC framework (Laravel, Rails, Django, etc.)
Strong frontend experience with Vue, React, or similar frameworks
Familiarity with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
Comfortable writing and maintaining automated tests (unit, integration, E2E)
Passion for clean code, system design, and scalable architecture
Strong communication skills, positive attitude, and a collaborative mindset

Nice-to-Haves

Laravel, Vue, or TailwindCSS experience
Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker, ECS, etc.)
Experience working with 3rd-party APIs and async job queues (SQS, Redis)
Knowledge of AI tooling, LLM integration, or computer vision
Experience mentoring teammates or leading small engineering efforts
Exposure to agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP)

Why Join Us?

Meaningful Work : Help shape a platform that impacts thousands of student-athletes’ futures.
Modern Stack : Work with Laravel, Vue, React Native, Python, and AWS, backed by great tooling and infrastructure.
Growth-Oriented Culture : We prioritize learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
Remote Flexibility : We’re a distributed team with asynchronous workflows and clear communication practices.

Benefits & Compensation