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Senior Backend Software Engineer
In one line: Senior Backend Software Engineer is a remote role in the United States at a sports analytics and betting data startup.
- Remote (US)
- A sports analytics and betting data startup
- Posted 12 Oct 2026
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Own core backend products for a data platform serving betting and fantasy clients. The role spans API design, distributed data processing and reliability work alongside infrastructure and data teams.
At a glance
- PayNot stated in the posting
- Remote scopeRemote, United States
- Posted12 Oct 2026
- Last checked18 Oct 2026
What you will do
- Lead technical ownership of core backend products from design to production
- Design and refine high-traffic client-facing APIs and microservices
- Find and fix performance and scalability bottlenecks using production data
- Build services for real-time and distributed data processing
- Review code and raise standards for testing and maintainability
- Improve observability, automation and Kubernetes and cloud efficiency
What they look for
- At least five years of production software engineering experience
- Demonstrated technical leadership and ownership of backend systems
- Hands-on production work with Node.js and Python
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases
- Understanding of high-traffic APIs, distributed services and their dependencies
- Strong communication with technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Nice to have
- Production experience with Kafka or similar stream processing
- Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Questions about this job
Is this job fully remote, and from where?
Yes. The posting lists Senior Backend Software Engineer as a remote role for candidates in the United States.
What does this job pay?
The posting does not state a salary, so there is no figure to quote.
What experience is needed?
The posting asks for: at least five years of production software engineering experience; demonstrated technical leadership and ownership of backend systems; hands-on production work with Node.js and Python.
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