Senior Software Engineer
POSITION OVERVIEW
Teton Ridge is building the future of western sports media and we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to power the engine behind it all. This is a rare opportunity to own the backend systems, integrations, and platform architecture that drive a growing digital ecosystem spanning live streaming, OTT, advertising, and subscription products across web, mobile, and connected TV.
This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, media platforms, and monetization systems, focused on building and maintaining the backend services, integrations, and operational tooling that power Teton Ridge’s digital products and streaming ecosystem.
You won't just be writing code. You'll be shaping how millions of fans experience content, how monetization flows through our platforms, and how our engineering organization scales for what's next.
The ideal candidate brings strong backend and platform engineering experience, with familiarity across video platforms, advertising integrations, analytics, and monetization workflows. This engineer will help design scalable systems that support subscription products, advertising, customer engagement, analytics, and partner integrations across web, mobile, and OTT platforms.
This role is eligible for 100% remote work within the United States.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Platform & Backend Engineering
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs supporting Teton Ridge’s digital and streaming platforms
- Build integrations with internal systems, third-party vendors, media platforms, advertising systems, analytics tools, and monetization partners
- Develop and maintain event-driven services, automation workflows, and operational tooling that improve platform reliability and scalability
- Contribute to platform architecture, cloud infrastructure patterns, observability, and engineering best practices
- Support modernization and consolidation efforts across legacy and emerging platform systems
Media & Monetization Integrations
- Implement and maintain integrations related to advertising, subscriptions, entitlements, video delivery, and audience engagement
- Support video advertising workflows including VAST tag integrations, ad playback validation, tracking, and troubleshooting across player environments
- Collaborate with Ad Operations, Product, and business stakeholders to improve monetization capabilities and operational efficiency
- Assist with integrations involving Google Ad Manager (GAM), SSAI/CSAI workflows, analytics platforms, and video player technologies
- Support implementation and troubleshooting of monetization-related APIs, attribution flows, and reporting pipelines
Video Platform & Streaming Systems
- Support integrations with OTT, streaming, and video platform technologies across web, mobile, and connected TV ecosystems
- Work with video players and media delivery platforms to improve playback reliability, analytics, ad experiences, and operational tooling
- Help implement and maintain metadata, scheduling, entitlement, and content delivery integrations
- Troubleshoot playback, tracking, entitlement, and advertising issues across streaming platforms and devices
Data, Analytics & Operational Tooling
- Build internal dashboards, automation, and tooling to improve operational visibility and reduce manual workflows
- Support analytics instrumentation and event pipelines related to subscriptions, advertising, engagement, and platform performance
- Monitor application health, system reliability, operational metrics, and integration performance
- Collaborate with data and product teams to improve reporting, attribution, and business intelligence capabilities
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Data, Marketing, and Operations teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Collaborate with external vendors, technology partners, and platform providers to support integrations and operational initiatives
- Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, documentation, and engineering process improvements
- Contribute to long-term platform strategy and technical roadmap initiatives
REQUIREMENTS
Required Qualifications
- 3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on backend systems, platform engineering, or integrations
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, Node.js)
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with third-party platforms and services
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure and distributed systems (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Familiarity with video platform technologies, media delivery systems, or digital streaming platforms
- Familiarity with advertising and monetization concepts such as VAST, ad serving, SSAI/CSAI, or analytics instrumentation
- Experience troubleshooting integrations, operational workflows, and production systems
- Familiarity with JSON/XML parsing, debugging tools, and API troubleshooting workflows
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Google Ad Manager (GAM), Prebid, FreeWheel, or related advertising technologies
- Experience working with video players such as JW Player, Video.js, Brightcove, or similar platforms
- Familiarity with OTT and connected TV ecosystems
- Experience building operational tooling, dashboards, or automation workflows
- Experience with analytics and event pipelines using SQL, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar technologies
- Familiarity with subscription, entitlement, identity, or payment platform integrations
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
- Understanding of programmatic advertising concepts including RTB, header bidding, and SSP integrations
- Exposure to privacy, consent, and audience data frameworks impacting digital platforms and advertising ecosystems
EEO STATEMENT
Teton Ridge is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionately committed to equitable hiring and boldly dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, uniform service member status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, LGBTQ+ persons, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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