The Staff Software Engineer will lead engineering teams in developing innovative sports betting solutions, mentoring members while overseeing data platform initiatives and collaborations.
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:
- Lead engineering to redefine the game. Mentor a team of talented software engineers focused on delivering innovative experiences that captivate fantasy sports and betting enthusiasts
- Design the future of sports entertainment. Shape the development of a cutting-edge data platform solutions that provides seamless, engaging, and scalable experiences for millions of sports fans globally
- Deliver best in class features and performance. Prioritize, execute, and oversee core initiatives that drive innovation and ensure data platform reliability at scale
- Build a winning engineering culture. Cultivate a collaborative, innovative environment that thrives on technical excellence, creativity, and shared passion for delivering impactful products
- Champion development best practices. Advocate for and implement engineering best practices, ensuring the team aligns with industry standards and maintains a high-quality codebase
- Collaborate to shape the product vision. Partner closely with data scientists and engineering leads to define features, plan delivery, and drive the development process from ideation to launch
- Research new technologies. Research and keep up to date on emerging technologies and trends and focus on iteratively implementing them into Underdog’s data platform systems
Who you are:
- 10+ years of experience in delivering highly scalable engineering solutions as a software engineer
- 4+ years of experience working in the sports betting industry as a software engineer
- 2+ years of experience in delivering highly scalable engineering solutions in the sports betting industry in a lead IC capacity
- Experience with real time data processing frameworks such as Kafka, Flink, or Kinesis
- High proficiency working in public cloud, especially AWS and GCP
- Deep experience with C++, Go, or Rust
- Expert in Terraform, CDK, or other Infrastructure as Code (IAC) platforms
- Excellent leadership and communication skills with an ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem solving skills
- High level of ownership, bias for action, and a desire to empower individuals on the team to perform at their best
Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $180,000 and $215,000, 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.
Top Skills
AWS
C++
Cdk
Flink
GCP
Go
Kafka
Kinesis
Rust
Terraform
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