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DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer - AWS/Terraform/PHP - Remote

SportsRecruits is a leading sports recruiting network that connects student-athletes, clubs, events, and college coaches to streamline the college recruiting process.

SportsRecruits

Employee count: 51-200

Salary: 100k-145k USD

United States only

DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (Remote)

Location: Remote (US-based)

Reports to: CTO, SportsRecruits

About SportsRecruits

SportsRecruits is the leading sports recruiting network, connecting athletes, clubs, events, and college coaches in the recruiting process. The company’s network and tools are trusted by sports organizations such as the IWLCA, IMLCA, NFHCA, and Junior Volleyball Association. Every year, millions of connections are made on the network, resulting in commitments to the best academic and athletic institutions.

SportsRecruits is part of IMG Academy, the world's leading sports education brand. IMG Academy provides a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

  • Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
  • Online coaching via IMG Academy+, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
  • Online college recruiting, via NCSA and SportsRecruits, providing unmatched college recruiting education and services to student-athletes and their families, club coaches, and event operators, and is the premier service for college coaches.

SportsRecruits is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and equal opportunity on our team. Just like the student-athletes we support, we are trying to get better and stronger as a team everyday. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We truly believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better we can serve all student-athletes, as well as their families and coaches, who are pursuing their dreams.

About the Team

We are a product development team full of fun, intelligent, happy, and hardworking engineers, designers and product managers distributed across the United States. We are scaling our network and building innovative tools to empower student athletes, college coaches, and event operators. Our tools are built on top of technologies that span mobile and web applications, computer vision, and LLMs.

We’re looking for a DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. You will play a key role in ensuring that our systems are efficient, reliable, and scalable, while helping us improve developer productivity and application performance. You’ll collaborate closely with developers, QA, product, and our cloud security engineer to streamline builds and deployments, maintain application infrastructure, and proactively solve issues before they impact our users.

Our stack includes:

  • Laravel + PHP8 backend APIs
  • Vue.js (v2 and v3) + Inertia.js + Tailwind frontend
  • React Native mobile applications
  • Python for internal tools and ML/LLM-based features
  • Infrastructure as code managed by Terraform
  • AWS ECS Fargate, AWS RDS, AWS ECS, SQS, MediaConvert, and more
  • Cloudflare DNS and workers

We emphasize performance, security, and maintainability—and we love solving problems that have real-world impact on student-athletes, coaches, and partners.

About the Position

What You’ll Do

  • CI/CD & Deployments
    • Configure, manage, and improve Bitbucket pipelines for deploying our applications to staging and production.
    • Improve CI pipeline speed, reliability, and security in collaboration with our Cloud Security Engineer.
    • Assist developers and QA teams with deployments.
    • Work with Docker and AWS ECR for container builds and deployment workflows.
  • Monitoring & Incident Response
    • Review and investigate system issues flagged by Sentry, NewRelic, and CloudWatch.
    • Monitor application performance, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions.
    • Respond to production and staging issues, including database latency, unresponsive resources, or failed jobs.
  • Environment & Infrastructure Management
    • Maintain and support non-production environments used by developers and QA.
    • Maintain and improve AWS infrastructure and Terraform resources.
    • Perform updates and upgrades to AWS services as needed to ensure reliability and ability to scale.
  • Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
    • Partner with engineers to design systems that are scalable, observable, and resilient.
    • Work closely with our cloud security engineer to ensure secure configurations in CI/CD, AWS, and containerized workloads.
    • Contribute ideas and improvements to workflows, automation, and monitoring strategies.

About You

Must-Haves:

  • 3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or related engineering roles.
  • Strong experience configuring CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or similar).
  • Experience configuring, debugging and deploying PHP applications
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and AWS ECR for container builds and deployments.
  • Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, ECS, Lambda, etc.) and Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic, Sentry, CloudWatch, or similar.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for debugging performance issues in databases, applications, and distributed systems.
  • Experience with modern software development workflows (agile teams, code reviews, branching strategies).
  • Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, or similar).
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Nice-to-Haves:

  • Experience with ECS orchestration.
  • Familiarity with PHP/Laravel or JavaScript/React/Vue applications.
  • Previous experience supporting high-traffic SaaS platforms.
  • Laravel, Vue, or TailwindCSS experience
  • Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker, ECS, etc.)
  • Experience working with 3rd-party APIs and async job queues (SQS, Redis)
  • Knowledge of AI tooling, LLM integration, or computer vision

Why Join Us?

  • Meaningful Work: Help shape a platform that impacts thousands of student-athletes’ futures.
  • Modern Stack: Work with Laravel, Vue, React Native, Python, and AWS, backed by great tooling and infrastructure.
  • Growth-Oriented Culture: We prioritize learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
  • Remote Flexibility: We’re a distributed team with asynchronous workflows and clear communication practices.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Competitive salary: $100,000 – $145,000 per year
  • Remote-first team culture
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Unlimited vacation policy

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Salary: 100k-145k USD

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About SportsRecruits

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At the heart of SportsRecruits is a deeply rooted mission to empower student-athletes to chase and realize their dreams of playing collegiate sports. Founded in 2008 by former Division III student-athletes Chris Meade and Matt Wheeler, the company was born from a firsthand understanding of the complexities and frustrations of the traditional recruiting process. They envisioned a world where technology could level the playing field, creating a more transparent, efficient, and equitable pathway for every athlete, regardless of their background or the resources available to them. This vision fuels a culture of passion, innovation, and a relentless commitment to the student-athlete's journey. The team at SportsRecruits is a collective of individuals who are not just experts in technology and business, but who also share a genuine love for sports and a belief in its power to shape lives. This shared passion creates a dynamic and collaborative work environment where everyone is driven by the common goal of making a meaningful impact.

The culture at SportsRecruits is built on the same principles of dedication and continuous improvement that they champion for the athletes on their platform. There's a strong emphasis on teamwork and a collective drive to get better every single day. The company is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. They firmly believe that a more inclusive team is a stronger team, better equipped to serve the diverse community of student-athletes, families, and coaches who rely on their platform. This commitment to empowerment extends beyond just the technology; it's woven into the fabric of their customer interactions, their partnerships with leading sports organizations like the IWLCA and NFHCA, and their dedication to providing educational resources that guide users through every step of the often-daunting recruiting landscape. Ultimately, SportsRecruits is more than just a tech company; it's a community dedicated to opening doors and creating opportunities for the next generation of collegiate athletes.

Employee benefits

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Unlimited time-off policy

Unlimited time-off policy.

Gym reimbursement program

Gym reimbursement program.

Health Insurance

Health Insurance coverage.

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance coverage.

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SportsRecruits

Company size

51-200 employees

Founded in

2008

Chief executive officer

Chris Meade, Matt Wheeler

Employees live in

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