Senior Software Engineer

We believe an athletic director's job is one of the most critical in a community: to shape the lives and experiences of student-athletes. But as we listened, we learned that with dwindling budgets and growing responsibilities, they’ve had no choice but to spend more time managing logistics than leading their teams and programs. After countless conversations, we gained a deep understanding of their challenges, from handling transactions to managing schedules and tracking results.

This insight was the catalyst for Bound. We created an all-in-one platform to give ADs back their time. With our OneSchedule Technology at its core, our platform integrates essential tools like Activity Registration, Tickets and Passes, and 20+ additional solutions. Today, Bound empowers schools across the country to manage every aspect of their athletics and activities, all within a single, unified solution.

We're not just a software company; we are a team made up of former athletic directors, administrators, coaches, parents, and fans. We all share one core belief: in the power of youth sports and activities to positively impact communities and the people who live in them.

As a key member of our engineering team, you’ll be hands-on in building and scaling new capabilities across our platform—from core features to devops practices. You’ll take ownership of key systems, contribute to forward-looking architectural decisions, and help shape the foundation of our tech stack as we grow.

• →Lead the design and implementation of complex features and systems across Bound’s platform.
• →Own projects from discovery through delivery, collaborating with product, design, and stakeholders.
• →Mentor and support a team of engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
• →Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code across backend, frontend, and supporting services.
• →Influence architectural decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
• →Collaborate with product managers to shape technical approaches, estimate work, and define milestones.
• →Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes to increase team velocity and code quality.
• →Participate in on-call rotation and incident response, contributing to a culture of ownership and learning.
• →Review pull requests and promote best practices around performance, security, and reliability.
• →Advocate for the user—balancing speed, quality, and long-term impact in technical decisions.

At Bound, we've built a platform that powers the backbone of youth sports—and we’re just getting started. There’s so much more we can do, and we’re looking for an engineer who loves to build things that matter:

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience building and maintaining production web applications.
• Proficiency in backend development (C#, Python, Node.js).
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Vue, or equivalent).
• Solid understanding of relational databases and data modeling.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
• Proven ability to lead projects and mentor less-experienced engineers.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally.
• Ability to work multiple days per week in the home office, Ames, IA, United States.

• Experience in fintech, payments, or transactional systems.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, or container orchestration.
• Experience in a SaaS or multi-tenant platform.
• Prior work in education, sports, or community-focused products.
• Experience contributing to SOC-2 or similar compliance efforts.

• Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while working at a computer or performing other desk‑based tasks.
• Ability to lift or move items up to 10–15 pounds, such as laptops, office supplies, or small packages.

• You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where ideas move quickly and ownership matters.
• You enjoy mentoring others and helping teammates grow technically and professionally.
• You balance pragmatism with craftsmanship—knowing when to move fast and when to slow down.
• You communicate clearly, ask good questions, and value collaboration.
• You care about building software that genuinely improves people’s lives.

Bound does not operate on a traditional “routine” workweek. When work needs to be done, we collaborate to get it done — whether that’s in the morning, afternoon, evening, or occasionally on weekends.

At the same time, Bound supports flexibility for personal needs, family events, appointments, and time to recharge. Employees are trusted to manage their schedules while meeting deadlines and delivering high‑quality work.

Bound supports remote and hybrid work. This role requires at least one day per week in the office, with additional in-office time as needed to support collaboration, planning, and team development.