About GameChanger
What is GameChanger?
GameChanger builds the app that youth sports teams use to score, stream and follow games. Its postings say "We believe in the life-changing impact youth sports have on and off the field" and describe the aim of "building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community." Users "live stream and watch millions of hours of youth sporting events and clips", and one engineering posting talks about handling "millions of streams and hundreds of millions of highlight clips annually." The postings reference DICK'S Sporting Goods throughout, from a "teammate discount" at "DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands" to its advertising work "in partnership with the Director of Advertising, Sales, and DICK'S Media Network."
Where will I work?
The postings call GameChanger "a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City." Eight of the nine open roles are remote across the US, and the Advertising Manager role is based at the "well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY". Remote hiring excludes some states: the postings say the company is "unable to hire in AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC", and attribute this to DICK'S Sporting Goods' company-wide practices on employer state tax liabilities.
What is the GameChanger team like?
Engineering managers are asked to preserve "a culture of ownership, curiosity, and craft", and one posting wants someone "Comfortable with a remote-first, async-by-default culture - you communicate proactively in writing, don't need a meeting to make progress". Several roles are in video, ads and basketball product teams, plus an AI Enablement group, and the AI Engineer posting says "AI is fundamental to how we envision the future of software development at GameChanger." Several postings ask candidates to "refrain from using AI tools during interviews and assessments", while the AI Engineer interview will use them.
Work-Life Balance
All nine postings list an "Unlimited vacation policy" and "Paid volunteer opportunities", with no stated minimum number of days. Company-paid parental leave is "up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents", with family building benefits through Progyny. A "WFH stipend - $500 annually" and a "Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years" support home working, and there is a monthly "physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend" through Holisticly plus a monthly lifestyle stipend through Fringe.
Perks and Benefits
- Unlimited vacation policy and paid volunteer opportunities
- Company-paid parental leave: up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
- Family building benefits through Progyny
- Full health benefits: medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, with family and dependent coverage
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) through Vanguard with an immediate company match
- Basic, supplemental and dependent life insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability
- $4,000 technology stipend every 2 years and a $500 annual work-from-home stipend
- Monthly wellness and learning stipend, and a monthly lifestyle stipend
- DICK'S Sporting Goods and family of brands teammate discount