Senior Full Stack Engineer - PHP/Laravel/Vue/React Native | Remote

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Remote)

Location: Remote (US-based)
Reports to: CTO, SportsRecruits

About SportsRecruits

SportsRecruits is the leading sports recruiting network, connecting athletes, clubs, events, and college coaches in the recruiting process. The company’s network and tools are trusted by sports organizations such as the IWLCA, IMLCA, NFHCA, and Junior Volleyball Association. Every year, millions of connections are made on the network, resulting in commitments to the best academic and athletic institutions.

SportsRecruits is part of IMG Academy, the world's leading sports education brand. IMG Academy provides a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

• Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
• Online coaching via IMG Academy+, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
• Online college recruiting, via NCSA and SportsRecruits, providing unmatched college recruiting education and services to student-athletes and their families, club coaches, and event operators, and is the premier service for college coaches.

SportsRecruits is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and equal opportunity on our team. Just like the student-athletes we support, we are trying to get better and stronger as a team everyday. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We truly believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better we can serve all student-athletes, as well as their families and coaches, who are pursuing their dreams

About the Team

We are a small team, where you can have real ownership over what you're building, with high impact in the organization and for our customers. We are scaling our network and building innovative tools to empower student athletes, college coaches, and event operators. Our tools are built on top of technologies that span mobile and web applications, computer vision, and LLMs. Your input, code and problem solving skills will make a direct impact in how we scale and grow the company.  

Our stack includes:

• Laravel + PHP8 backend APIs
• Vue.js (v2 and v3) + Inertia.js + Tailwind frontend
• React Native mobile applications
• Python for internal tools and ML/LLM-based features
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform, AWS Fargate, and a Jenkins-based CI/CD pipeline

We emphasize performance, security, and maintainability and we love solving problems that have real-world impact on student-athletes, coaches, and partners.

Some interesting projects we’ve recently worked on are:

• In-browser video clipping and editing with computer vision driven isolation effects 
• React-native based hybrid iOS/Android app
• Tools for partner events to import rosters of athletes with built-in column mapping, de-duping and validation rules to automatically merge duplicate user data 
• 3rd party integrations data pipeline with configurable internal tools for data mapping and verification

About the Position

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you’ll play a critical role across the entire software lifecycle:

• Architect, implement, and optimize new features across web and mobile platforms
• Focus primarily on our Laravel-based API while also pitching in to provide assistance with our our Vue.js frontend (Inertia.js) and react native apps.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and QA to shape our roadmap and deliver intuitive, high-impact experiences
• Review pull requests, mentor junior developers, and enforce our code quality and testing standards
• Optimize performance and ensure security across the stack

About You

Must-Haves:

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Expertise in at least two modern programming languages (e.g., PHP, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript)
• Deep experience with at least one backend framework (Laravel preferred, Rails, Django, etc.)
• Strong frontend experience with Vue, React, or similar frameworks
• Familiarity with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
• Comfortable writing and maintaining automated tests (unit, integration, E2E)
• Passion for clean code, system design, and scalable architecture
• Strong communication skills, positive attitude, and a collaborative mindset
   

Nice-to-Haves:

• Laravel, Vue, or TailwindCSS experience
• Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker, ECS, etc.)
• Experience working with 3rd-party APIs and async job queues (SQS, Redis)
• Knowledge of AI tooling, LLM integration, or computer vision
• Experience mentoring teammates or leading small engineering efforts
• Exposure to agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP)
   

Why Join Us?

• Meaningful Work: Help shape a platform that impacts thousands of student-athletes’ futures.
• Modern Stack: Work with Laravel, Vue, React Native, Python, and AWS, backed by great tooling and infrastructure.
• Growth-Oriented Culture: We prioritize learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Remote Flexibility: We’re a distributed team with asynchronous workflows and clear communication practices.