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About IMG Academy
IMG Academy is the world’s leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future while preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy has been nationally recognized by organizations including Sports Business Journal, USA Today, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for its workplace culture, innovation, and commitment to developing people both on and off the field.
IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for student-athletes and partners through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:
- Boarding school and camps, delivered on a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Florida
- Online coaching through IMG Academy+, focused on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
- Online college recruiting through NCSA College Recruiting and SportsRecruits, providing industry-leading recruiting education, tools, and access to a network of more than 40,000 college coaches for student-athletes, families, club coaches, and event operators
- Elevate by IMG Academy, a performance and personal development solution that delivers mindset, leadership, and wellbeing programming to schools, colleges, and organizations through a combination of digital content and immersive experiences
Position Summary:
IMG Academy is looking for a talented Full-Stack Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining both front-end and back-end components of our web applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to deliver and document high-quality software solutions.
Position Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code using modern frameworks and technologies
- Collaborate with designers and product managers to implement user-friendly interfaces
- Build and integrate APIs to support application functionality
- Work with databases, ensuring optimal data modeling and performance
- Implement security best practices to protect sensitive data
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues in a timely manner
- Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards
- Document and define disaster and succession plans for software solutions
- Stay updated with emerging technologies and suggest improvements to enhance product development
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Required:
- 3-5 years of experience as a Full-Stack Engineer or similar role
- Strong proficiency in:
- Front-end technologies: JavaScript, HTML, SCSS, Liquid, Twig
- Back-end technologies: Ruby, PHP, Node.js
- Development tools: Composer, Brew, NVM/NPM
- Server and database management: Linux, Apache, MySQL, YAML
- Leveraging Claude AI
- Hands-on experience with front-end frameworks like React, Vue.js, or Angular
- Experience with relational and SQL databases
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus
- Experience with version control using Git/GitHub
- Experience with Enterprise Cloudflare services
- Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or Cypress
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a team
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in software engineering or related field
- Interest in sports
- Experience leveraging AI frameworks such as OpenAI, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar technologies
Background Requirements:
- Requires a background check upon offer
As a full-time member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive offering listed below. Connect with your talent acquisition specialist to learn more about benefits for our part-time and seasonal/temporary roles.
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
- 401k with an Employer Match
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Group and Supplemental Life & AD&D
- Gym Discount Program
- Pet Insurance
- Wellbeing Program
- and more!
Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Get to know us better:
www.imgacademy.com
www.imgacademy.com/careers
IMG Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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