Software Engineer - Go

We’re Underdog.

The fastest-growing sports gaming company, ever. We’re here to make sports more fun. We pair intuitive user experiences with innovative game designs to build the best experience for sports fans in America.

Since 2020, we’ve launched four of today’s most widely played fantasy games, and built the Underdog Sportsbook entirely in-house with our own tech. We move fast, act with urgency, and create experiences you won’t find anywhere else.

With a $1.2 billion valuation and backing from investors like BlackRock, Spark Capital, SV Angel, Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter, and more, we’re just getting started.

At Underdog, we play and win as a team. We take chances and are unafraid to attack hard problems. We face challenges with ambition and optimism. We play for the love of the game.

We’re Underdog. And winning as an Underdog is just more fun.

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

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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.