Junior Software Engineer

Summary

Unrivaled Basketball is a premier professional women’s 3v3 basketball league showcasing the top players in the sport. They are looking for an early-career Junior Software Engineer to contribute across their web platform, mobile app, and internal systems while gaining full-stack experience.

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, and game operations
• 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
• 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

Skills

• 1-3 years of professional software engineering experience, preferably building customer-facing web applications
• 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 production applications
• Ability to understand and extend an existing codebase while following established engineering patterns
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, and a willingness to continuously learn
• Experience working in a startup or other fast-paced product environment
• Next.js, React Native/Expo
• Relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Modern ORMs and API development
• Utilizing AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 1-3 years of professional software engineering experience, preferably building customer-facing web applications
• 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 production applications
• Ability to understand and extend an existing codebase while following established engineering patterns
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, and a willingness to continuously learn
• Experience working in a startup or other fast-paced product environment

Nice to Haves

• Next.js, React Native/Expo
• Relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Modern ORMs and API development
• Utilizing AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited PTO
• 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