Senior Software Engineer

PlayOn is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build and scale systems powering web experiences used by millions of high school sports fans. This role is embedded in a product development team and combines strong backend delivery ownership with hands-on implementation of AI-driven, agentic development workflows. 

You’ll focus primarily on backend architecture and delivery, partnering closely with product and engineering teams to apply AI-driven automation that improves flow from product vision through implementation and delivery while increasing speed and software quality. 

 The outcomes you’ll deliver 

• Build, maintain, and improve APIs and services powering public-facing applications 

• Deliver performant, reliable backend solutions aligned to product requirements 

• Drive backend architecture and API design decisions that improve scalability, resiliency, and maintainability 

• Lead modernization efforts, including migrations, framework/runtime upgrades, and technical debt reduction 

• Improve site stability through proactive monitoring, incident response, and operational hardening 

• Increase engineering efficiency and quality through practical AI-driven workflows and measurable improvements in cycle time, defect reduction, and release confidence 

In this role, you can expect to

• Develop modern backend services using C# .NET, SQL, and AWS 

• Own features end-to-end: architecture and design, implementation, testing, observability, and operational readiness 

• Plan and execute backend migrations, platform upgrades, and modernization initiatives with minimal risk 

• Optimize and monitor PostgreSQL workloads, including query performance, indexing, and database health trends 

• Build and refine agentic workflows integrated with issue tracking, source control, development, CI/CD, and automated testing 

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, frontend engineers, system engineers, and SREs to deliver production outcomes 

• Troubleshoot complex production issues and improve long-term reliability and maintainability 

To thrive in this role, you have

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including backend web application development 

• Proven hands-on experience implementing AI-driven / agentic software development workflows (beyond basic AI-assisted coding) 

• Strong expertise in C# .NET, SQL, REST APIs, backend architecture, and service design 

• Hands-on experience with the design, deployment, and operational management of AWS-based solutions 

• Demonstrated experience with backend performance tuning, production stability, and operational ownership 

• Solid PostgreSQL experience, including query tuning, indexing, and performance monitoring 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Git/GitHub workflows 

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