MaxPreps, a division of PlayOn Sports, is America’s Source for High School Sports — connecting fans, athletes, and communities through the stories and highlights that define local sports culture.
We are looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to contribute to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of user-facing, SEO-optimized web applications that support advertising initiatives and are enjoyed by millions of high school sports fans across the country. This engineer will work closely with the Ad Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality, performant web solutions in a fun and fast-paced media-centric agile environment.
In this role, you will leverage your broad web application development experience with a strong emphasis on frontend engineering, while also building and supporting data-driven backend APIs and services that power modern web experiences.
The outcomes you’ll deliver
·Build user-facing web experiences that support advertising and SEO-driven initiatives.
·Develop and maintain frontend applications with a strong focus on performance, usability, and scalability.
·Design and implement backend APIs and services that support data-driven web applications.
In This Role, You Can Expect To
- Develop user interfaces and application features using React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, HTML, and CSS as part of a modern web development stack.
- Collaborate closely with Ad Sales to deliver custom advertising and marketing-related web solutions.
- Build SEO-friendly, high-performance web experiences that integrate with Google-facing solutions.
- Leverage modern development workflows, including selective use of AI-assisted tools, to improve productivity, code quality, and iteration speed.
- Develop and maintain C# .NET Web APIs and services supporting frontend applications.
- Develop and query relational data using SQL and Entity Framework, with experience working in PostgreSQL or comparable relational databases.
- Work autonomously on independent projects outside of main product channels.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers on enhancements and new application features.
- Improve overall quality, performance, stability, and scalability across frontend and backend systems.
- Make thoughtful technology and architecture recommendations based on research and experience.
To Thrive In This Role, You Have
- 3+ years of professional experience with broad web application development.
- Strong frontend development experience with React and modern JavaScript.
- Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and modern web standards.
- Experience building data-driven backend services and RESTful APIs for web applications using C# .NET.
- Hands-on experience with SQL-based databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
- Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and writing unit and integration tests for frontend and backend systems.
- Familiarity with source control using Git/GitHub.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a cross-functional agile environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred.
How You Play
- Ownership over Participation – You take responsibility for achieving holistic outcomes, prioritize key objectives, and adapt quickly when situations require a different approach. You follow through even against the toughest challenges.
- Team over Stars – You are a bridge builder, establishing processes and relationships with teams outside your own. You work to rally around common goals, find win-win solutions, compromise when necessary, and help others succeed.
- Growth over Comfort – You are driven by a desire to grow and actively seek opportunities to expand your comfort zone, skills, and confidence. You embrace new challenges with curiosity, accepting discomfort and failure as opportunities to learn.
- Fairness over Popularity – You approach decisions with a scientist’s mindset, challenging your assumptions and remaining objective. You consider long-term impact rather than relying on short-term gains, proactively seek others’ perspectives, and manage emotions in decision-making.
Company Overview
PlayOn is a dynamic growth-stage company dedicated to championing the spirit of play in the high school space. Backed by KKR, our family of brands—including GoFan, NFHS Network, and MaxPreps—empowers schools with innovative solutions and exceptional service. Our fan engagement platform is the only one that offers event ticketing, streaming, fundraising, concessions, merchandise sales, and website management in one place. We save administrators time so they can focus on what truly matters: supporting the students, staff, and fans who bring their programs to life.
Trusted by thousands of schools across the country, we're here to help create more instant replays, hold-your-breath moments, last-minute comebacks, and games you want to watch over and over again.
When being there means everything, we make sure you never miss a moment.
Why you’ll love working at PlayOn
Product, potential, and people. We’re a leader in the high school event space, constantly evolving our product to meet the needs of administrators. We focus on solving real challenges, learning quickly, and creating impactful solutions.
This is a growth-stage company, meaning your contributions have real impact. You’ll have opportunities to grow your skills, tackle meaningful problems, and make a difference in the lives of schools and the students and fans they serve.
Our culture is built on accountability, collaboration, growth, and fairness. We don’t just show up—we show up for each other. Everyone wears the same jersey, and we play hard, make the extra pass, and cheer one another on. Losses teach us, challenges motivate us, and persistence drives us forward. We value integrity over shortcuts, choosing to do what’s right even when it’s hard. Together, we strive to be better every day—because we know that’s how we win as a team.
The Benefits We Offer
Multiple medical insurance plans to choose from
Dental, vision life and disability insurance
Employee Emergency Fund
Company equity (stock options)
Open PTO policy
401K plan with company match
Hybrid/flexible work environment
Note: Must be a full-time employee to participate in the company’s employee health benefit plan. Part-time employees and interns are not eligible to participate.
