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?
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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. #LI-REMOTE
The typical salary range for this position is $170,000 to $180,000 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 recruiter will be happy to chat more about the specific pay range for your location and how we arrived at it during the hiring process.
This application period will remain open for 30 days. We’re committed to finding the best candidate, so this date may be adjusted, and any changes will be reflected in this posting.
Date Posted: June 12, 2025
First Extension: July 12, 2025
Second Extension: August 11, 2025
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
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.
