Senior Software Engineer (GO)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Go to join our Checkout & Gameplay team team. In this role, you will design, build, and own critical Go-based services that power PrizePicks’ core platform - including our contest and entry creation services. You will tackle high-scope, complex technical problems, define the technical path from product idea to production, and mentor engineers across your team. This is a role for someone who thrives on solving hard problems in distributed systems and wants to have a direct impact on a product used by millions. What You’ll Do

• Design and build backend services: Architect and implement Go-based microservices that are performant, scalable, and reliable, supporting real-time and high-throughput workloads.
• Own technical delivery: Lead the technical design and implementation of complex features end-to-end - from product requirements through deployment and monitoring.
• Drive system reliability: Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimize database queries, and improve the resilience of distributed systems under load.
• Define technical direction: Propose and drive architectural decisions for your team’s services, evaluating tradeoffs and communicating recommendations clearly.
• Mentor and elevate: Provide hands-on mentorship to Software Engineers I, II, and III on your team and in the organization through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Improve engineering practices: Define, advocate for, and improve best practices around code quality, testing, observability, and deployment for your team.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and other engineering teams to translate product goals into well-scoped technical solutions.
• Participate in on-call rotation: Share responsibility for production incidents, contributing to root cause analysis and long-term reliability improvements.

• 5-8 years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time building production Go services
• Proven track record of owning and delivering complex, multi-component features in a team environment
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems, microservices, or event-driven architectures
• Strong proficiency with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases, including schema design and query optimization

Technical Skills:

• Expert-level Go proficiency - you write idiomatic, well-tested, production-quality Go code
• Solid understanding of API design (REST, gRPC, or GraphQL)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Understanding of observability practices - logging, metrics, tracing

Working Style:

• Comfortable working autonomously with minimal direction on ambiguous problems
• Effective communicator who can articulate technical decisions to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in a fully remote engineering organization
• Able to context-switch between deep technical work and collaborative planning

What Makes You Stand Out

• Working knowledge of Ruby on Rails - our backend also includes significant Rails services, and cross-stack fluency is highly valued
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)
• Familiarity with infrastructure tooling (Terraform, Kubernetes operators, ArgoCD)
• Experience in high-traffic, real-time systems (sports, gaming, fintech, or adtech)
• Contributions to the Go open-source ecosystem
• Experience in the daily fantasy sports or sports betting industry
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools across the development lifecycle - coding, planning, scoping, and code review
• Experience integrating AI tooling into engineering workflows to accelerate team productivity, 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.

The typical salary range for this position is $175,000 to $185,000. At PrizePicks, we consider your role, level, and where you’ll be working when determining our salary ranges. The compensation info you see on our job postings gives you an idea of the starting pay range for the position. Your actual pay within that range will depend on your specific work location, as well as your skills, experience, and education. Your, In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks:

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
• 401(k) plan with company match
• 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

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 550 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?, At PrizePicks, we are changing the game in daily fantasy sports. We are a passionate team of innovators dedicated to creating a best-in-class experience for our members. Our engineering team builds and scales the platform that powers our explosive growth - from real-time contest engines to the services that handle millions of daily transactions. We are looking for a talented and driven Senior Software Engineer to join our Checkout & Gameplay team and help us continue to build the future of fantasy sports.