Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Underdog, the fastest-growing sports gaming company, and lead engineering efforts to redefine the game. You will mentor a team of software engineers, design cutting-edge data platform solutions, and deliver best-in-class features. This role requires building a winning engineering culture, championing development best practices, and collaborating to shape the product vision. You will also research new technologies and keep up to date on emerging trends. The position offers a competitive salary, equity, and excellent benefits.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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