[Remote] Developer, Hockey Operations

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Seattle Kraken is building a championship organization that serves fans and partners through world-class sports and entertainment. The Developer will be part of the Hockey Operations Research & Development team, responsible for building and maintaining internal systems for player evaluation, draft preparation, and game scouting.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain internal systems used by scouts, coaches, and front office staff
Develop a React-based progressive web application for hockey operations
Work closely with users to ensure tools meet their needs and address usability issues
Ship production frontend code in React and TypeScript
Translate user feedback into product decisions

Skills

6+ months of prior professional development experience
Ability to independently ship production frontend code in React and pragmatic TypeScript
Good judgment around data-heavy UI: tables, filters, workflows, state management, and loading/error handling
Ability to take loosely defined requirements and deliver a practical first version
Comfort working directly with non-technical users and translating their feedback into product decisions
Clear written communication and the ability to work with high autonomy
Experience with GraphQL and/or Hasura
Familiarity with TanStack Query, TailwindCSS, or Vite
Experience building PWAs, offline-first workflows, or working with service workers
Exposure to Effect-TS or similar typed functional patterns
Familiarity with auth flows such as AWS Cognito
Background in internal tools, analytics products, or decision-support software
Passion for hockey or sports
A strong sense of design and UX

Benefits

Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, including premiums for eligible dependents enrolled in the plans
Company-paid life insurance and short & long term disability insurance
Company-paid employee assistance program and Headspace subscription
Flexible spending accounts and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance available
401k (pre-tax and Roth) with Company match up to 4%
15 vacation days and accrued sick time
Minimum 10 paid holidays per year
Paid parental leave
Company-wide recognition platform

Company Overview

NHL.com/kraken is the official web site of the Seattle Hockey Partners, LLC d/b/a Seattle Kraken. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.nhl.com/kraken.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Seattle Kraken has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 3 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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