Digital sports media brand with multi-platform content distribution
Barstool Sports operates a sprawling media business built on Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB, with video pipeline tooling (ffmpeg, Video.js, HLS.js) and e-commerce infrastructure (Shopify, NetSuite). The hiring mix is heavily skewed toward marketing (7 roles) and production (4 roles), with engineering at only 2 open positions—typical for a content-first organization scaling distribution and merchandise sales rather than platform complexity. Active projects span podcast launches, app design, merch store buildout, and content-go-to-market, indicating a multi-product expansion phase.
Barstool Sports is a digital sports and lifestyle media company headquartered in New York. The business reaches 66+ million monthly unique users, with 46% concentrated in the 18-34 demographic. Content distribution spans web, mobile apps, podcasts, radio, video, social platforms, live events, pay-per-view, subscription services, and traditional TV. The company operates a merchandise business via Shopify and maintains its own digital properties (web and mobile apps). Core business units include content production, branded partnerships, and e-commerce. The organization is 201–500 employees, privately held, and founded in 2003.
Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, MySQL, Snowflake, AWS, GCP, and serverless infrastructure for the backend; React and Next.js for frontend; Vercel for deployment; Video.js, HLS.js, and ffmpeg for video. Shopify for e-commerce, NetSuite for operations.
Active projects include weekly and new Barstool Outdoors productions, the Fore Play podcast, golf content, app design for web and mobile, a Shopify-based merchandise store, and go-to-market strategy for upcoming content programs. The company also handles high volumes of inbound partnership RFPs.
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