Software Engineer

ABOUT UNRIVALED

Unrivaled is a premier professional women’s 3v3 basketball league showcasing the top players in the sport. Our mission is to elevate the profile of women’s basketball through exceptional talent, groundbreaking partnerships, and unparalleled fan experiences.

JOB OVERVIEW

We're a collaborative, product-focused engineering team building the technology platform behind one of the fastest-growing leagues in professional sports. We're looking for a Software Engineer who embraces AI-native software development and is excited to use emerging technologies to build better products, solve problems, and accelerate development.

We value demonstrated technical ability, creativity, and execution over traditional measures of experience. The ideal candidate combines a strong foundation in software engineering with the ability to leverage AI throughout the development process, while exercising sound technical judgment and maintaining high standards for code quality.

You'll work alongside experienced engineers, contributing across our web platform, mobile app, and internal systems while gaining full-stack experience.

If you're curious, resourceful, and excited about how AI is transforming software development, we'd love to hear from you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and enhance fan-facing product experiences, including player profiles, game statistics, live scoring, fan voting, challenges, newsletters, and other interactive features.
• Develop internal tools that support league operations, content management, player administration, media workflows, data analysis and reporting, and game operations.
• Leverage AI throughout the software development lifecycle to accelerate development, improve productivity, solve technical problems, and enhance code quality.
• Contribute to full-stack product development, including user interfaces, server-side functionality, database interactions, validation, and application security.
• Maintain and improve integrations with third-party platforms and internal services.
• Help build and enhance our Expo/React Native mobile application.
• Troubleshoot bugs, improve application performance, and contribute to ongoing platform stability.
• Evaluate, test, and refine AI-generated code to ensure accuracy, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Participate in code reviews and collaborate with teammates to maintain high-quality, maintainable code.
• Work closely with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to deliver features that improve the fan and employee experience.
• Stay current with emerging AI capabilities and identify opportunities to improve engineering workflows and product development.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated proficiency in AI-assisted software development, including the ability to effectively use AI to write, test, debug, and improve code.
• Strong foundation in software engineering principles, with the ability to independently evaluate and refine AI-generated solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to build functional applications or software products, whether through professional experience, independent projects, or other practical work.
• Strong foundation in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience building applications with React.
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and responsive web development.
• Experience working with Git, pull requests, and collaborative software development workflows.
• Experience integrating APIs and debugging applications.
• Ability to understand and extend an existing codebase while following established engineering patterns.
• Strong problem-solving skills, technical judgment, and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous learning.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced product environment.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with Next.js or React Native/Expo.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience with modern ORMs and API development.
• Experience building AI-powered features, applications, or automated workflows.
• Experience developing technology products or platforms in the sports industry, particularly those involving live scoring, player statistics, sports data, or fan engagement.
• Experience working with sports statistics, real-time data feeds, or data visualization.
• Experience developing digital products or technology solutions for media, entertainment, broadcasting, or content distribution.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) with company match, unlimited PTO, and generous medical subsidy for employees and their spouses or qualified domestic partners.
• Opportunities to work closely with top industry professionals.
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment.

Unrivaled is an equal opportunity organization. All qualified individuals will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state or local law.