Full Stack Developer III

VARSITY SPIRIT, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE DRIVING FORCE IN SPIRIT ACROSS CHEER, DANCE, BAND AND YEARBOOK

For over 50 years, Varsity Spirit has been the leading global source for all things spirit, including cheerleading, dance team, performing arts and yearbook. Focused on safety, entertainment and traditional school leadership, Varsity Spirit’s 5,000+ employees are dedicated to celebrating school spirit. A leader in apparel innovation, educational camps, clinics, competitions, and yearbook, Varsity Spirit impacts more than a million athletes each year.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

At Varsity Spirit, the safety and wellbeing of the young people we serve is of the utmost importance. Since our inception 50 years ago, we have been – and remain – steadfastly committed to doing our part to create a safe and positive environment for our participants’ physical, emotional, and social development, and promoting an environment free from abuse and misconduct. Varsity has a zero tolerance for abuse in its programs, events, and associated business activities. Varsity is committed to reporting all suspicions, allegations, and incidents of abuse in full accordance with local laws and reporting requirements. Learn more at Our Commitment to Safety - Varsity.com.

Location: Hybrid Memphis TN

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

The Full Stack Developer III will serve as an advocate for a great user experience, and through collaboration with the business teams, envision and design software solutions that are embraced by the user and have a positive impact on the organization.  You will help us deliver products to our employees and customers, not just features, implementing and using modern techniques like continuous delivery, DevOps, Micro Services Architecture, and , and AI-assisted development practices.

This role embraces the use of modern AI tools (e.g., Codex, Claude, Copilot, or similar) to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity. The ideal candidate understands how to effectively and responsibly leverage AI while maintaining strong engineering standards, security practices, and critical thinking.

You will partner with a team consisting of business analysts, project managers, software architects, DBAs, and business partners to define and build great software solutions.  You will mentor junior team members providing learning and growth opportunities through real day to day work.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Product concept, design, wireframing, and prototyping

• Design, document, and development of new systems and enhancements to existing systems

• UI / Ux design and implementation

• Process and data modeling

• Coding within the company chosen languages and frameworks

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Codex, Claude, Copilot) to support coding, debugging, refactoring, and documentation

• Apply prompt engineering techniques to improve effectiveness of AI-generated outputs

• Review, validate, and ensure quality, security, and performance of both human- and AI-generated code

• Identify opportunities to integrate AI/LLM-powered capabilities into applications and internal tools

• Consults with management and team on upcoming projects

• Competent to work on all areas of systems development

• Developing systems adhering to security best practice (OWASP)

• Properly maintaining source code and documentation

• Adheres to established software development processes

• Actively supports corporate efforts, policies, and protocols for security, information protection, and threat protection

• Responsible for the proper project hand off from build to run mode ensuring knowledge transfer, documentation, and organizational change management has been adequately completed

• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, including AI-assisted workflows and best practices

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Maintains a customer focus

• Deals effectively with ambiguity

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Action oriented and works with a sense of urgency

• Utilizes data and analytics to gain understanding of the operations

• Must be a team player with strong attention to detail and able to work independently

• Proven track record of delivering timely and accurate results in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent critical thinking, problem