Senior Software Engineer, Backend
About the role
About Sleeper
Sleeper is on a mission to connect people over sports through games and community. As one of the fastest-growing platforms in the fantasy sports and real-money gaming space, we're redefining how sports fans engage through season-long leagues, pick'em contests, and real-time interactions with friends.
Our team is lean, passionate, and product-driven. We obsess over user experience and believe that building delightful, fast, and reliable products is the best way to grow.
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Backend to help us scale the core systems behind our fantasy sports and DFS (Daily Fantasy Sports) offerings. In this role, you'll build and own critical backend services, and collaborate with fellow engineers as we scale to support tens of millions of passionate sports fans.
You'll collaborate cross-functionally to bring innovative features to life—from real-time contest engines and game logic to personalized content and secure, seamless payments.
What You'll Do
- Design and build core backend systems that power Sleeper's games and real-time user experiences including fantasy contests, Sleeper Picks, user profiles, leaderboards, and more
- Own significant parts of the backend stack and help raise the bar for performance, scalability, and reliability at Sleeper