Web Developer

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 …