Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

ovides 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

Who you are

• At least 5 years of experience building microservices heavy backend systems in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Advanced proficiency with Python and SQL
• Prior experience building recommendation systems and APIs for surfacing model outputs
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS
• Experience with real time data processing frameworks such as Kafka, Flink, or Kinesis
• Highly focused on delivering results for internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders

Even better if you have

• Strong interest in sports

• Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, CDK)

Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $160,000 and $240,000, 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 for full-time employees (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)

• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave

• Home office stipend

• 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.

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