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: Remote
TRAVEL: Overnight travel based on business needs, but generally less than 10%
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
We are looking for an energetic and team-oriented individual who is passionate about software design and development across various platforms. An outstanding performer with demonstrated success implementing technology solutions and the ability to get things done quickly and effectively. Must be comfortable working within a technical team and with business counterparts to raise the bar on our software initiatives.
A truly exceptional software developer 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 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 not do this alone. 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 coach and mentor team members—including peers and colleagues, not just junior staff—and conduct code reviews that provide real learning and growth opportunities through day-to-day work.
Designs, documents, and builds new systems and enhancements across the full stack, including UI/UX, application logic, and data layer
Codes across the front end and back end using the team’s core languages and frameworks (Angular, Java, Node.js, TypeScript)
Leverages AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Codex, Claude, Copilot) to support coding, debugging, refactoring, and documentation
Reviews, validates, and ensures the quality, security, and performance of both human- and AI-generated code
Owns the handoff of completed work from build to run, ensuring knowledge transfer, documentation, and change management are complete
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Certification and Experience
AWS-native services (e.g., Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS/Aurora, ECS/EKS, SNS/SQS, CloudFormation/Terraform/CDK)
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
AI-Assisted Development & Tooling
Understanding of AI-assisted development workflows, including strengths, limitations, and validation techniques
Supervisory Responsibility
Physical Demands and/or Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Prolonged Computer Use: Requires the ability to operate a computer, keyboard, and mouse for extended periods of time, typically 6–8 hours per day.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.
JOIN THE BEST TEAM IN SPORT & SPIRIT
At Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions – BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit – and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.
OUR VALUES
Service - We lead with heart. We champion community.
Passion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.
Integrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.
Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.
Innovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.
Transparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.
OUR BENEFITS
We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:
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Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
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HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
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Wellbeing Program
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401(k) plan with company matching
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Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
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Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
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Varsity Brands Ownership Program
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Employee Resource Groups
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Access to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union
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St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
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Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!
Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.
