{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"39eb8335eb3d7db25eaab18a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/39eb8335eb3d7db25eaab18a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/39eb8335eb3d7db25eaab18a","title":"Lead Software Engineer","description":"JOIN THE BEST TEAM IN SPORT & SPIRIT\nAt Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions – BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit – and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.\n\nLOCATION: Remote\n\nHOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:\nVarsity Brands is building a modern, unified digital platform that powers the full experience of sport and spirit, connecting product configuration, ordering, fulfillment, manufacturing readiness, customer engagement, and business operations through scalable, API-driven services and shared platform capabilities. The Lead Software Engineer serves as a senior technical leader responsible for designing and delivering complex platform capabilities that span multiple engineering teams, applications, and services. This role provides technical leadership beyond an individual team, influencing architecture decisions, engineering standards, platform strategy, and software delivery practices across the organization.\nThe Lead Software Engineer combines deep technical expertise with systems thinking, helping engineering teams solve complex technical challenges while ensuring solutions align with Varsity Brands’ long-term platform vision. This role serves as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership and plays a critical role in developing engineering talent, driving modernization efforts, and accelerating platform transformation.\n\nThe Lead Software Engineer helps scale Varsity Brands’ technology capabilities by creating reusable solutions, improving platform consistency, and strengthening engineering execution across teams.\n\nThis role contributes to:\nImproved scalability, reliability, and performance of platform services\nGreater reuse of shared services and architectural patterns\nAccelerated modernization of legacy applications and technology platforms\nImproved engineering productivity and delivery effectiveness\nIncreased technical capability through mentorship and coaching\nReduced technical debt and operational complexity\nStronger alignment between engineering decisions and business objectives\n\nWHAT YOU WILL DO:\nTechnical Leadership & Architecture\nLead architecture and design efforts for complex applications, services, and platform capabilities\nDrive technical decision-making across multiple teams and technology domains\nEstablish scalable, maintainable, and secure architecture patterns\nPromote consistency in engineering approaches, frameworks, and development standards\nReview and influence major technical designs and implementation strategies\nEnsure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles and platform strategy\nPlatform Engineering & Modernization\nLead development of reusable platform services and shared engineering capabilities\nDrive modernization initiatives supporting cloud-native, API-first, and event-driven architectures\nIdentify opportunities to simplify systems, eliminate duplication, and improve maintainability\nGuide technical debt reduction efforts and platform optimization initiatives\nPromote engineering practices that improve reliability, scalability, and operational performance\nEngineering Excellence\nEstablish and promote engineering 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scalable technical solutions\nEvaluate tradeoffs involving performance, reliability, security, cost, and maintainability\nInfluence technology roadmaps and engineering priorities\nDrive alignment among stakeholders with varying technical and business objectives\n\nKey Performance Indicators\nSuccess in this role will be measured through:\nScalability, reliability, and performance of platform services\nAdoption of architectural standards and reusable engineering patterns\nReduction in technical debt and operational complexity\nEngineering productivity improvements\nEffectiveness of technical mentorship and talent development\nContribution to modernization and platform transformation initiatives\nInfluence on engineering quality and technical decision-making\n\nQUALIFICATIONS:\n\nThe ideal candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:\nPlatform Leadership\nThinks beyond individual applications to platforms, systems, and reusable capabilities\nDesigns solutions that scale across products, teams, and business functions\nBalances immediate delivery needs with long-term architectural objectives\nTechnical Expertise\nDeep understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, cloud-native development, APIs, and modern engineering practices\nStrong knowledge of performance optimization, resiliency, security, and system design\nAbility to evaluate and implement scalable engineering solutions\nStrategic Problem Solving\nSolves highly complex technical challenges involving multiple systems and stakeholders\nApplies systems thinking to identify root causes and long-term solutions\nAnticipates technical risks and proactively mitigates issues\nInfluence & Collaboration\nInfluences technical decisions without formal authority\nBuilds alignment among engineering teams and business stakeholders\nCommunicates complex technical concepts in clear and accessible language\nTechnical Mentorship\nDevelops engineering talent through coaching, mentorship, and technical leadership\nPromotes continuous learning and engineering excellence\nHelps elevate technical capability across the organization\n\nEducation, Certification and Experience\nRequired:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline; or equivalent combination of education and experience\n8–12+ years of progressive software engineering experience\nDemonstrated experience leading architecture and technical design across multiple systems or teams\nExperience building scalable applications, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native solutions\nExperience mentoring engineers and influencing engineering standards\nPreferred:\nExperience supporting platform modernization initiatives\nExperience with AWS and modern cloud technologies\nExperience leading large-scale engineering initiatives across multiple teams\nExperience contributing to technical communities through presentations, blogs, open-source contributions, or knowledge sharing\n\nPhysical Demands and/or Work Environment\nThe 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.\n\n#LI_JF1\n\nPlease 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.\n\nOUR VALUES\nService - We lead with heart. We champion community.\nPassion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.\nIntegrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.\nRespect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.\nInnovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.\nTransparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.\n\nOUR BENEFITS\nWe 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:\nComprehensive Health Care Benefits\nHSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities\nWellbeing Program\n401(k) plan with company matching\nCompany paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability\nGenerous My Time Off & Paid Holidays\nVarsity Brands Ownership Program\nEmployee Resource Groups\nAccess to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union\nSt. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities\nEmployee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!\n\nVarsity 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.","company":"Varsitybrands","rawCompany":"varsitybrands","city":"Weaverville","state":"NC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-11T16:08:22.012Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Software Engineer","description":"JOIN THE BEST TEAM IN SPORT & SPIRIT\nAt Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. 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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\n\n#LI_JF1\n\nPlease 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.\n\nOUR VALUES\nService - We lead with heart. We champion community.\nPassion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.\nIntegrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.\nRespect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.\nInnovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.\nTransparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.\n\nOUR BENEFITS\nWe 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. 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