Position: Senior AI-First Type Script Developer (Backend)
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Rover is transforming how professional sports teams connect with their fans. We started by building the best-in-class mobile engagement platform for teams—and now we’re becoming the full-stack marketing engine behind game-day experiences, ticketing, merch, sponsor ships, and fan engagement across every channel.
We currently work with over 60 professional teams across the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS, supporting over 40 million active fans. Our real-time platform ingests 1,000+ fan interaction events per second from our SDK—fuelling personalized messaging, automation, insights, and delivering over 2 billion notifications a year, with infrastructure capable of sending 50,000+ notifications per second during peak load.
We’re at a pivotal moment. Generative AI is reshaping how software is built and what’s possible for nimble, specialized companies. At Rover, we're embracing this fully. We’re retooling every part of our product process to be AI-first—unlocking a 5–10× step change in output while maintaining an obsessive focus on product quality and customer needs.
If you’re excited about building at the edge of what’s possible with AI—while helping some of the world’s most beloved sports franchises deepen their fan connections—you’ll thrive here.
HOW WE WORK
• AI-First by Default:
Developers spend more time planning, prompting, and reviewing than typing. We’re pioneering new best practices in an AI-native dev process.
• Lean & Fast: A flat org structure, tight feedback loops, and direct access to decision-makers. You’ll report directly to our Head of Product.
• In‑Person
Collaboration:
We work in‑person three days per week in Toronto to brainstorm, whiteboard, troubleshoot, and eat together. The rest of the week is flexible.
• Iterate Aggressively:
There’s no manual for this yet. We experiment relentlessly, double down on what works, and move fast.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
We’re hiring ambitious developers who are excited to think differently, work faster, and push the boundaries of AI-assisted software development.
Requirements:
• Comfortable with AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code, using context engineering and PRD‑anchored prompts to accelerate high‑quality code generation aligned with security and architectural standards.
• Experience with systems built on Kafka, Postgre
SQL, and monolith architectures at scale.
• Scaling Postgre
SQL to terabytes of data (partitioning, index optimization, rollup tables, query tuning).
• Proficient with Kubernetes environments managed using Skaffold and Helm, including local and production workflows.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices in cloud‑based environments.
• A sharp eye for quality across code, product UX, and engineering process.
• Curiosity, humility, and a drive to reinvent how great software gets built.
• Strong, informed opinions on the effective use of AI tooling in modern development workflows.
Location requirement:
Candidates must be located in the Greater Toronto Area and enthusiastic about in‑person collaboration (3 days per week).
WHAT YOU'LL GET
• A front‑row seat to reshape an entire industry, connecting the world’s sports fans.
• Direct collaboration with senior technical and product leadership.
• The opportunity to define best practices in an AI‑first development environment.
• A high‑trust, high‑autonomy culture.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
Whether you’re a diehard fan or just love building high‑impact platforms, you’ll shape how millions of fans connect with the teams they love.
Apply now! Let’s build the software backbone of pro sports—together.
Seniority level
• Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
• Full‑time
Job function
• Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
• Software Development
Toronto, Ontario, Canada CA$-CA $ 4 weeks ago
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