Senior Backend Engineer - Quantitative Sports

What's the position?

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Quantitative Sports team. We’re building the next generation of our in‑house pricing engine — a low‑latency, high‑throughput system that powers live odds for millions of users. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll own major architectural decisions, partner directly with quantitative analysts, and shape the core backend that drives our sportsbook.

This is a high‑impact role with significant autonomy. If you thrive in fast‑moving environments and love solving complex real‑time engineering challenges, you’ll feel at home here.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and build backend services that operate reliably under intense data and user load
• Reduce system latency and optimize real‑time performance across the pricing pipeline
• Collaborate closely with quantitative developers to integrate models and pricing logic
• Design and maintain ingestion pipelines for multiple live data feeds
• Implement robust testing and monitoring to ensure system resilience
• Build internal tools that support trading, operations, and analytics teams
• Contribute to technical strategy and long‑term platform evolution
• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and engineering excellence

Core Requirements

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience
• Deep proficiency in Python for production systems
• Experience with low‑latency, real‑time, or high‑throughput systems
• Background in multi‑feed ingestion architectures
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems
• Experience deploying and operating systems in AWS
• Familiarity with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL)
• Experience with analytical stores (Snowflake, ClickHouse)
• Strong knowledge of messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working cross‑functionally

Bonus Points

• Experience with pricing engines, trading algorithms, or live odds generation
• Interest in sports and sport analytics
• Familiarity with game state feeds such-as Radar & Genius
• Prior hands-on experience in sportsbook platforms is highly desirable

Who you are

• Self-driven and comfortable owning large areas of the system
• Meticulous in your approach to testing, reliability, and performance
• Able to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Excited by complex technical challenges and real-time systems

What’s In It for You?

We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include:

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Flexible vacation allowance.
• A hybrid / remote working environment.
• Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand.