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Atlanta, GA preferred, Remote

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 450 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together?

Overview

Software Engineers at PrizePicks work to develop, maintain and test software within the PrizePicks ecosystem. Software Engineers work closely with Product Managers, Designers and other Software Engineers to solve product challenges and technical challenges to achieve desired business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance
Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain a high bar for quality
Collaborate with team members to solve technical and product challenges
Develop product features and technical improvements to the PrizePicks ecosystem
Develop unit or end-to-end testing for the PrizePicks ecosystem
Follow best practice guidelines for maintainability and style
Participate in on-call incident rotations
Participate in code reviews
Studies and learns previous software patterns in the PrizePicks ecosystem

Senior Responsibilities

Advocate for improvements that have an impact across your team
Collaborate with the team on larger projects
Diagnose and fix performance and optimization problems
Define, advocate and improve best practices for maintainability and style
Define a technical path from product idea to deployment
Provide mentorship to Software Engineers I, II, and III across your team
Ship features and improvements to the PrizePicks ecosystem with little to no guidance from across the team
Solve product challenges and technical problems of high scope and complexity

Requirements

A kind and positive mindset
A passion to be better at your craft than the day before
A self-motivated and self-managing attitude
A sense of urgency to solve problems
Ability to clearly and concisely communicate about technical, and/or organizational problems and propose solutions
Ability to concisely communicate with other employees
Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization
Ability to work closely with other parts of the organization that may be outside of the Engineering organization
Ability to document guides for others in the Engineering organization
Comfort working in a fast paced industry where product or technical challenges may appear frequently
Comfort working with technical problems that might not always have an obvious solution
Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal

Qualifications

5 to 8 years of relevant work experience
Expert to mastery experience with:

JavaScript
TypeScript
React/JSX
HTML
CSS

History of owning product challenges and technical challenges in a team to drive a desired business outcome

Nice To Haves

Experience with in tech startups
Experience working with a remote team
Passionate about the daily fantasy industry
Any experience in the following technologies:

Kubernetes
Docker
Shell scripting
Linux or similar UNIX type operating systems

Where you’ll live:

This a remote position, anywhere in the US is fine

Benefits you’ll receive:

In addition to your great compensation package, we’ll shower you with perks including:

Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
401(k) plan with company match
Long-term incentives and bi-annual bonus
Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2- weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
Company-wide in-person events and team outings
Lifestyle enhancement program
Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development

#LI-REMOTE

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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