Remote Software Engineer - Ruby on Rails

About the role and why it’s unique:

• Work on cutting edge projects focused on gamifying and building unique features into our fantasy and sports betting products
• Design and develop clean, well-structured, and performant features — your work will be used by millions of our customers
• Work closely with other product-minded individuals to shape and deliver the next wave of transformative fantasy and sports betting products
• Collaborate with client engineers and product stakeholders from start to finish, openly communicating issues, asking clarifying questions, and raising concerns when needed
• Advocate for best practices to create strong foundational development practices for our growing team
• Grow in a high-agency environment where you have equity in technical decision-making and are accountable for those decisions
• Learn from some of the best engineers and leaders in the fantasy and sports betting world while bringing your own unique perspective; we elevate each other to make Underdog the best sports gaming platform now and for the future!

• Product-minded engineer with 2+ years of software engineering experience
• Passionate about software development, with 1+ years of professional Ruby and Ruby on Rails development experience
• Collaborative by nature and passionate about fostering best practices for the betterment of the team
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem solving skills with both engineers and product

Even better if you have:

• Experience in fantasy sports and/or sports betting
• Worked through a significant growth phase of a company
• Built dashboards in or spent time grokking info from DataDog or Amplitude
• Experience building highly scalable and available systems to handle high traffic conditions with low latency

Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $135,000 and $150,000, 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 (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, and vision plan options for employees and dependents