Staff Software Engineer, Growth

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical anchor for a cross-functional pod, setting technical direction for subscription growth and scaling experimentation.
• Ship a steady cadence of subscription growth experiments across web, mobile, and CTV to impact conversion, retention, and ARPU.
• Define the technical roadmap for the Growth surface, including architecture decisions and platform investments.
• Build internal tooling and experiment scaffolding to increase pod velocity and improve experiment hygiene.
• Mentor engineers through code and design reviews to raise the quality bar for the entire team.
• Identify and resolve cross-team technical dependencies to ensure seamless growth initiatives.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience at the Staff level or equivalent.
• Deep expertise in consumer subscription growth and a track record of driving revenue impact (conversion, retention, LTV).
• Full-stack ability with TypeScript/JavaScript and experience with Node.js and Ruby on Rails.
• Hands-on experience with subscription and experimentation tools such as Stripe, Segment, Amplitude, LaunchDarkly, or Statsig.
• Strong SQL proficiency and data literacy to evaluate experiment results.
• Experience using AI coding tools (Copilot, Claude, Cursor, etc.) to accelerate delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building internal growth tooling that accelerates experimentation at an organizational level.
• Experience with native mobile or CTV platforms (Roku, Fire TV).
• Background in sports media or OTT streaming.

Benefits

• Multiple medical insurance plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Company equity (stock options).
• Open PTO policy.
• 401K plan with company match.
• Employee Emergency Fund.

About the Company

PlayOn Sports powers over 250,000 live high school sports events a year across NFHS Network, GoFan, and MaxPreps. We build the technology that makes high school sports more accessible and connected, providing fans, parents, and communities with seamless access to the moments that matter most.