What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Engineer position at PGA of America Corporate?
Join a team of proud, passionate, and caring people that together share their diverse talents and backgrounds to serve our members and grow the game of golf. Being at the PGA of America means you are supported, respected, and appreciated for your contributions.
The Staff Engineer position is responsible for ensuring that the team has their best foot forward regarding the technology surrounding, but not limited to, products, systems, and services.
RESPONSIBILITIES (Specific areas of responsibility include but are not limited to):
Accountable for the team’s technical delivery and excellence, continually refining their strategy and process with software engineering best practices
Conduct research to evaluate new technologies and provide recommendations.
Facilitate peer reviews of technical design documents that align teams around solutions to technical problems
Monitor and improve performance, reliability, and observability of applications and systems
Coordinate technical training for engineers looking to improve or adopt new skills
Work closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and stakeholders to enable sustainable and timely delivery of technical solutions to address business needs
Foster a vibrant, collaborative engineering culture that embodies PGA of America’s Shared Values
INCLUSION:
Contribute to a respectful and inclusive team environment by welcoming and respecting others’ beliefs, backgrounds, identities, abilities, and individuality to help ensure a supportive and engaging experience for Association Members, partners, customers, and guests. PGA of America respects the uniqueness of each employee and offers everyone the means to find their place and thrive.
SHARED VALUES:
Embody the organization's shared values and help ensure the organization's values-based culture thrives by proactively identifying and addressing any shared values challenges and opportunities impacting you and your team. Keep Leadership aware of the pulse of the workforce; recognizing, discussing, and addressing any cultural concerns.
SUPERVISION:
No supervisory responsibility.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
No financial responsibility
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
7 years of software development experience across multiple areas of technology (e.g., web applications, API services, mobile applications, and cloud infrastructure)
2 years of experience leading a team of engineers through agile software development processes
Direct experience with our preferred technology stack (React, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails, Flutter, AWS) preferred but not required
Well versed in leading and implementing Test Driven Development best practices preferred but not required
Familiarity and experience with developing, enhancing, and scaling Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment systems preferred but not required
This position requires hands-on coding and code reviews 30% to 70% of the time
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Must have knowledge in technology to deliver the right product in the right way. Well versed in leading and implementing Test Driven Development practices. Familiarity and experience with developing, enhancing and scaling Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment systems. Proven proficiency in the use of Google Workspace.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
PGA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, gender identity or expression, marital or familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, to ensure full equality of opportunity in all operations and activities of the organization, every staff member employed by the PGA shall be selected under fair employment procedures that provide equal employment opportunities to all people. DFWP.
