Staff Software Engineer

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Underdog Fantasy

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Underdog Fantasy is a company specializing in fantasy sports and sports betting. Despite the technical issue mentioned in the text, it provides a platform where users can engage in fantasy sports contests, draft teams, and potentially win prizes based on the performance of real-world athletes. The company's focus is on providing a fun and competitive experience for sports fans who want to test their skills and luck in fantasy leagues and sports-related betting.

sports • gaming • fantasy

201 - 500 employees

🎮 Gaming

⚽ Sports

👥 B2C

📋 Description

• 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. • At Underdog, we believe that sports are for everyone and are building a tomorrow for every fan.

🎯 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

🏖️ 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