Sr. Backend Developer

VARSITY SPIRIT, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE DRIVING FORCE IN SPIRIT ACROSS CHEER, DANCE, BAND AND YEARBOOK

For over 50 years, Varsity Spirit has been the leading global source for all things spirit, including cheerleading, dance team, performing arts and yearbook. Focused on safety, entertainment and traditional school leadership, Varsity Spirit’s 5,000+ employees are dedicated to celebrating school spirit. A leader in apparel innovation, educational camps, clinics, competitions, and yearbook, Varsity Spirit impacts more than a million athletes each year.

At Varsity Spirit, the safety and wellbeing of the young people we serve is of the utmost importance. Since our inception 50 years ago, we have been – and remain – steadfastly committed to doing our part to create a safe and positive environment for our participants’ physical, emotional, and social development, and promoting an environment free from abuse and misconduct.

Varsity has a zero tolerance for abuse in its programs, events, and associated business activities. Varsity is committed to reporting all suspicions, allegations, and incidents of abuse in full accordance with local laws and reporting requirements. Learn more at Our Commitment to Safety -

Remote

Remote in these cities only:
Dallas, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Kansas City, MO, Memphis, TN

Please note:

This position does not offer relocation assistance to meet the location requirement. Candidates must be able to work from the designated location without company-sponsored relocation.

Monday – Friday 8am-5pm (Central Time Preferred)

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. The company does not sponsor H-1B visas and will not provide sponsorship now or at any time in the future for this role.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

This role requires a proactive individual capable of working independently and collaboratively to deliver high-quality solutions for complex business needs.

• Designs, develops, and maintains backend services using Java and related frameworks (Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.)
• Builds and optimizes RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
• Works with AWS services including Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, and SNS/SQS
• Implements containerization solutions using Docker and Kubernetes on AWS ECS/EKS
• Designs and optimizes database schemas and query performance
• Collaborates with frontend engineers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Implements robust error handling, monitoring, and logging systems
• Participates in code reviews and mentor junior engineers
• Troubleshoots production issues and implements fixes
• Continuously improves our development processes and infrastructure

• Minimum of 8 years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Java and related frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud)
• Deep understanding of RESTful API design principles
• Extensive experience with AWS services (Lambda, EC2, S3, Dynamo
  
  DB, RDS)
• Experience with infrastructure as code using Cloud Formation, Terraform, or CDK
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, AWS Code Pipeline)
• Strong understanding of database design and SQL/No
  
  SQL technologies
• Familiarity with serverless architecture
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Contribution to open-source projects (preferred)
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization (preferred)
• Experience with front-end development technologies, including Angular (preferred)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be…