Frontend Software Engineer at PlayOn Sports
Job Description
PlayOn is looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to contribute to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of web applications that are enjoyed by millions of high school sports fans across the country. This engineer will work with the product development team and deliver high quality and performant software experiences based on specific product requirement specifications in a fun and fast-paced media-centric agile environment.
In this role, you will leverage your frontend development experience and passion for building quality products to make meaningful contributions to our fans’ experience.
The outcomes you’ll deliver:
Develop user interfaces that contribute to a successful customer experience
Contribute to the maintenance and maturation of the NextJS application
Assume domain expertise in the Use Intent and Onboarding Flows
IN THIS ROLE YOU CAN EXPECT TO ..
Develop user interfaces and navigation consistent with product requirement specifications, utilizing React, TypeScript, JSX, and CSS
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to build interactive features
Write fast, concise, and reusable UI components
Improve the overall quality, performance, and stability of the frontend applications
Make new technology recommendations based on research and knowledge
Build new features to existing applications
Improve the consumer experience via innovative ways to increase speed and performance
Modernize the design implementations of existing applications by migrating frontend code to a React frontend
TO THRIVE IN THIS ROLE THESE ARE THE TALENTS YOU BRING ..
2+ years of professional experience, with a broad range of skills and experience in web application development
Strong initiative and the ability for creative thinking for product development with the ability to work in a collaborative, innovative, agile, and team-oriented environment
Strong understanding of ES6 and JSX, preferably in a React context
Know the latest HTML and CSS standards inside and out
You have experience with source control using Git/GitHub
You’ve built something cool using any reactive frameworks such as ReactJS, AngularJS, VueJS, BackboneJS
Knowledge and interest in sports, sports management, and statistics
Familiar with NextJS or another framework that consists of both server-side rendering and a FE SPA
Development experience with at least one high-level server-side language
Experience integrating data from various back-end services and databases
You’ve worked in an AWS, GPC, or Azure environment before
You are familiar with CDNs such as Akamai or Fastly
Experience with SEO
Experience with front end performance tuning and web vitals
Experience working on a high traffic website before
Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent preferred
How You Play
Ownership over Participation- You take responsibility for achieving holistic outcomes, prioritize key objectives, and adapt quickly when situations require a different approach. You follow through even against the toughest challenges
Team over Stars- You are a bridge builder, establishing processes and relationships with teams outside your own. You work to rally around common goals, find win-win solutions, compromise when necessary, and help others succeed
Growth over Comfort- You are driven by a desire to grow and actively seek opportunities to expand your comfort zone, skills, and confidence. You embrace new challenges with curiosity, accepting discomfort and failure as opportunities to learn
Fairness over Popularity- You approach decisions with a scientist’s mindset, challenging your assumptions and remaining objective. You consider long-term impact rather than relying on short-term gains, proactively seek others’ perspectives, and manage emotions in decision-making
Company Overview
PlayOn is a dynamic growth-stage company dedicated to championing the spirit of play in the high school space. Backed by KKR, our family of brands—including GoFan, NFHS Network, and MaxPreps—empowers schools with innovative solutions and exceptional service. Our fan engagement platform is the only one that offers event ticketing, streaming, fundraising, concessions, merchandise sales, and website management in one place. We save administrators time so they can focus on what truly matters: supporting the students, staff, and fans who bring their programs to life.
Trusted by thousands of schools across the country, we’re here to help create more instant replays, hold-your-breath moments, last-minute comebacks, and games you want to watch over and over again.
When being there means everything, we make sure you never miss a moment.
Why you’ll love working at PlayOn
Product, potential, and people. We’re a leader in the high school event space, constantly evolving our product to meet the needs of administrators. We focus on solving real challenges, learning quickly, and creating impactful solutions.
This is a growth-stage company, meaning your contributions have real impact. You’ll have opportunities to grow your skills, tackle meaningful problems, and make a difference in the lives of schools and the students and fans they serve.
Our culture is built on accountability, collaboration, growth, and fairness. We don’t just show up—we show up for each other. Everyone wears the same jersey, and we play hard, make the extra pass, and cheer one another on. Losses teach us, challenges motivate us, and persistence drives us forward. We value integrity over shortcuts, choosing to do what’s right even when it’s hard. Together, we strive to be better every day—because we know that’s how we win as a team.
The Benefits We Offer
Multiple medical insurance plans to choose from
Dental, vision life and disability insurance
Employee Emergency Fund
Company equity (stock options)
Open PTO policy
401K plan with company match
Hybrid/flexible work environment
Note: Must be a full-time employee to participate in the company’s employee health benefit plan. Part-time employees and interns are not eligible to participate.
Benefits found in job post
Medical insurance
Disability insurance
401(k)
