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 in these cities only: Dallas, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Kansas City, MO, Memphis, TN

Please note: This position does not offer relocation assistance to meet the location requirement. Candidates must be able to work from the designated location without company-sponsored relocation

WORK HOURS:  Monday – Friday 9am-5pm EST

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. The company does not sponsor H-1B visas and will not provide sponsorship now or at any time in the future for this role.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

As a Web Developer on our Yearbook Technology team, you will play a critical role in driving the stability, performance, and reliability of our flagship SaaS platform. You’ll partner closely with Customer Support, Product, and Engineering to triage escalations, perform deep root cause analysis, and deliver high-quality fixes that minimize disruption and enhance the customer experience.

You will also help strengthen the Yearbook platform over time by improving observability, reducing technical debt, and optimizing system performance at scale. Through mentorship, code reviews, and continuous process improvements, you’ll elevate engineering standards while ensuring our systems remain resilient, scalable, and built to support our customers’ success.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Ensure the stability, performance, and reliability of our applications’ backend services through production support, maintenance, and continuous improvement using Java and related frameworks (Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.)
• Own investigation and resolution of complex production issues impacting customers
• Debug and resolve backend issues across Java services, APIs, and databases
• Deliver high-quality fixes via maintenance and patch releases
• Collaborate with customer support to triage, reproduce, and resolve escalated tickets
• Improve application observability using logging, monitoring, and metrics
• Reduce technical debt and improve system stability and performance
• Review code and mentor less-experienced engineers
• Improve tooling, documentation, and operational processes

QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• Minimum of 2-5 years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Java and related frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud)

• Deep understanding of RESTful API principles
• Familiarity with AWS services (Lambda, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, RDS)
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS Code Pipeline)
• Strong understanding of database design and SQL/NoSQL technologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and tools, including the Atlassian suite

PREFERRED

• Experience with performance tuning and optimization
• Experience with front-end development technologies, including Angular

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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.

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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.

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:

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Varsity Brands Ownership Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Access to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Eligibility: Eligibility for company-sponsored benefits is determined by scheduled work hours, and the terms of the applicable benefit plans. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements may vary by position and are subject to change in accordance with plan documents and applicable law.

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.