Backend Engineer

Hi, we’re Underdog!

We’re the fastest-growing sports gaming company ever.

We build innovative games and products for American sports fans.

Founded in 2020, our team built four of today’s most widely played fantasy games and recently launched our Underdog Sportsbook. We are the only sportsbook to ever launch on our own home grown technology, which allows us to build different and innovative experiences. We believe there’s so much more to be built for sports fans, and we’ll continue to win by building the best products and experiences for our customers.

The opportunity in front of us to become the biggest company in our space is massive; after all, we’re currently sitting in the fastest-growing consumer industry in the U.S. In just over two years, we reached a nearly $500 million valuation through some of the best investors in the game, including Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, BlackRock, and SV Angel. We are many times larger now and our growth is not slowing down.

At Underdog, we believe that sports are for everyone and are building a tomorrow for every fan. Want to help create that future? 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.