Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/underdogfantasy/jobs/backend-engineer-united-states-remote

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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

Backend Engineer
11 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $135k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

AWS

Azure

Cloud

Docker

Google Cloud Platform

Kubernetes

Microservices

Spark

Terraform

Go

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📋 Description
• Build the backbone of Underdog’s data ecosystem — design and deploy internal APIs and workflows that power seamless communication across our services.
• Create robust, scalable microservices to serve real-time, high-volume data needs for our internal teams, enabling faster decision-making and better fan experiences.
• Own greenfield projects that shape the future of our business—architecting backend systems built for scale, resilience, and speed.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineers, product owners, and data scientists to turn complex challenges into elegant, scalable solutions.
• Safeguard system reliability by building smart monitoring, alerting, and logging tools that keep our infrastructure healthy and performant.
• Drive impactful technical initiatives from start to finish in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment where your leadership makes a real difference.
• Champion engineering excellence by leading code reviews, sharing best practices, and helping level up the team through mentorship and feedback.

🎯 Requirements
• A Backend Engineer with 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)
• Advanced proficiency with Go
• 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 with ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS
• Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, CDK)

🏖️ 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