Software Engineer (Backend Focused)- TrainingPeaks

Company Information

We are musicians, athletes, coaches and teachers who truly believe in our mission to help people achieve their best. Our software platforms connect performers, instructors and creators enabling them to publish, teach and train using the principles of deliberate practice. 

You may know us as TrainingPeaks, MakeMusic, TrainHeroic and Alfred Music. All these brands are under the Peaksware umbrella. TrainingPeaks develops software for coaches and athletes to track, analyze and plan endurance training. TrainHeroic develops software solutions for the strength and conditioning needs of coaches and athletes. MakeMusic develops software to transform how music is composed, taught, learned and performed. Alfred Music creates and publishes educational music to help teachers, students, professionals and hobbyists experience the joy of making music. 

We would love to have you join our ever-growing team! All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of gender, race, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical disability, religion, or length of time spent unemployed.

General Summary

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for creating and supporting many of the sites and services that power our core and mobile products. The teams own the applications from inception to production and are responsible for developing, testing and releasing and maintaining our products. Team members must be flexible and willing to take on whatever responsibilities are needed to regularly ship all of the company’s offerings.

As an individual on the team, you develop software solutions to customer problems identified by Product Management; you will continuously improve the solution & systems by refactoring, performing bug fixes, and operating the product; and you will collaborate closely with the entire team contributing to team processes and culture.

You are a continuous learner with a hunger for knowledge. You approach challenges as opportunities to improve. You value team members’ input from all levels and you actively seek ways to support your colleagues.

You will sit directly with the Engineering Team, work in close collaboration with product, data and design teams, and report to the Manager, Engineering. 

Core Functions

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs to support product features and partner integrations.
• Collaborate with product managers, senior engineers, and cross functional teams to define technical requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and security.
• Engage with external and internal partners to understand integration needs and ensure seamless communication between systems.
• Operate autonomously in day-to-day development tasks while proactively seeking feedback and aligning with broader team goals.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience working on challenging problems in complex language applications
• Experience with an Object Oriented programming language such as C# or Java

• Familiarity with a variety of front and backend architectural patterns, frameworks, and libraries
• Familiarity with current and upcoming language features and best practices
• Solid understanding of Git workflows, Javascript, HTML and CSS/SASS
• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and test driven development
• Experience working with RESTful APIs
• Experience with mentoring junior developers on writing code that is clean, maintainable, and testable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of yourself and your team

Degrees are not required and we value all forms of continued education including traditional four-year degrees, post-graduate degrees, associates degrees, bootcamps, online training, professional certifications, self-teaching and more.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Don’t worry. We still want to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

The work characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Benefits

Compensation

Peaksware/TrainingPeaks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The annual compensation range for this role in Colorado is $80,317 - $133,861. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, and certifications.

This role is eligible for variable compensation, including bonus.

Benefits and Perks

Health

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Parental Leave
• Teladoc
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Additional coverage options such as accident and critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity

Disability and Life

• Company-paid Short Term Disability
• Company-paid Long Term Disability
• Company-paid Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
• Employee-paid Supplemental Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and/or Child

Additional

• 401(K)
• 401(K) Matching
• Pet Insurance
• 9 paid holidays annually and unlimited Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Free TrainingPeaks, TrainHeroic, MakeMusic accounts, and Alfred Music product
• Access to the Performance and Recovery Center (PARC), our on-site fitness facility
• Employee only access to on-site locker rooms and showers
• Employee only access to secure, indoor bike storage
• Access to our onsite Music Studio
• An assortment of “grab’n go” fruit and snacks as well as on tap cold brew, kombucha, and beer.
• Beautiful onsite cafe that includes indoor and outdoor seating and lounge areas.
• Access to e-bikes available exclusively to Peaksware employees
• Significant investment in resources for employee growth and development
• Corporate discounts on select gym memberships and top brand gear
• Flexible work schedule in a culture of trust

Please contact [email protected] if you require a reasonable accommodation to review our website or to apply online.

Peaksware adheres to the FLSA Exemption Threshold for minimum wage in all states.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment that is well-lighted, heated, and/or air-conditioned with adequate ventilation and a noise level that is usually moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and filing cabinets.

All employees must comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to your manager and/or Human Resources.

Travel:

Willingness and ability to travel on occasion. Anticipated travel to include internal company events, meetings, and training, as well as customer events, conferences, and customer visits.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and move about the facility; use hands to handle, or feel; talk by expressing ideas by means of the spoken word; and hear by perceiving the nature of sounds. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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