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 …