Underdog Sports
Software Engineer - Go
Job Summary
The Backend Engineer role at Underdog involves developing and deploying internal APIs and microservices to support the company's data needs. The position requires designing scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and maintaining system health through monitoring and logging. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience with microservices, cloud environments, and programming languages like Go, C++, or Rust. The role offers opportunities to lead technical initiatives in a fast-paced environment within a company focused on sports gaming and innovation.
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We’re Underdog.
The fastest-growing sports gaming company – ever.
We build innovative games, products, and experiences for American sports fans.
We’re here to shake up the fastest growing industry with bold ideas, custom-built tech, and the drive to win.
Founded in 2020, our team has built four of today’s most widely played fantasy games and launched the Underdog Sportsbook – built entirely in-house with our own technology. That means we control our product, move fast, and create experiences you won’t find anywhere else.
In just over two years, we’ve reached over a $1.2 billion valuation, with investors like BlackRock, Spark Capital, SV Angel, Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, and Adam Schefter. And we’re just getting started.
At Underdog, we believe that sports are for everyone. Join us.
About the role and why it’s unique:
- As a Backend Engineer on the Data Platform team, you’ll be developing and deploying internal APIs and workflows to enable seamless integration between Underdog’s internal services
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices to enable efficient data retrieval and processing for internal applications
- Greenfield and develop new backend systems for scalability, fault tolerance, and performance for a core part of Underdog’s future business
- Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and data scientists to understand requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging mechanisms to ensure the health and accuracy of Underdog’s engineering systems
- Lead technical initiatives and drive results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Lead code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and evangelize best practices to maintain code quality
Who you are:
- At least 3 years of experience building microservices heavy backend systems and APIs for internal applications on a cloud environment (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience building and scaling backend systems and designing enterprise scale APIs for external and internal applications
- Highly focused on delivering results for internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Excellent communication skills with ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS
- Advanced proficiency with Go, C++, Rust, or other similar programming languages (at least 2)
- Intermediate proficiency with SQL
- Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, CDK)
Even better if you have:
- Strong interest in sports
- Prior experience in the sports betting industry
- Prior experience developing production systems in Rust
Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $135,000 and $150,000 plus target equity. The starting base salary will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s skills and experience, among other things.
What we can offer you:
- Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- A $500 home office allowance
- A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
- 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents
#LI-REMOTE
This position may require sports betting licensure based on certain state regulations.
Underdog is an equal opportunity employer and doesn't discriminate on the basis of creed, race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability status, or any other defining characteristic.
Underdog Sports
A fantasy sports platform offering daily contests and games for sports enthusiasts to compete and win prizes.
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