Remote Backend Engineer

Description:

• Underdog is the fastest-growing sports gaming company, aiming to make sports more enjoyable through intuitive user experiences and innovative game designs.
• The company has launched four widely played fantasy games and built the Underdog Sportsbook in-house since its inception in 2020.
• The role involves building the backbone of Underdog’s data ecosystem by designing and deploying internal APIs and workflows for seamless communication across services.
• The Backend Engineer will create robust, scalable microservices to meet real-time, high-volume data needs for internal teams, enhancing decision-making and fan experiences.
• The position includes owning greenfield projects that shape the future of the business by architecting backend systems designed for scale, resilience, and speed.
• The engineer will partner cross-functionally with engineers, product owners, and data scientists to develop elegant, scalable solutions for complex challenges.
• Responsibilities also include safeguarding system reliability through smart monitoring, alerting, and logging tools to maintain infrastructure health and performance.
• The role requires driving impactful technical initiatives from start to finish in a fast-paced environment, where leadership makes a significant difference.
• The engineer will champion engineering excellence by leading code reviews, sharing best practices, and mentoring team members.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience as a Backend Engineer, specifically in building microservices-heavy backend systems and APIs for internal applications in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Advanced proficiency in Go is required.
• Experience in building and scaling backend systems and designing enterprise-scale APIs for both external and internal applications is necessary.
• A strong focus on delivering results for internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment is essential.
• Excellent communication skills are required, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders effectively.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS is needed.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CDK), is required.

Benefits:

• The position offers unlimited PTO, with flexibility except for the first few weeks before and during the NFL season.
• Employees receive 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• A $500 home office allowance is provided to support remote work.
• The company promotes a connected virtual-first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce.
• Employees benefit from a 5% 401k match, FSA, and company-paid health, dental, and vision plan options for themselves and their dependents.