Senior Backend Engineer
Join a live mobile gaming product as a senior hands-on engineer owning real-time sports data, backend reliability, system architecture, and AI-powered game features. The initial paid pilot is expected to last approximately 4–6 weeks, with potential to grow into a technology leadership role and earn
Responsibilities
- Own sports data provider integrations, live match state, and real-time event delivery
- Improve live-match system reliability, accuracy, and latency
- Build the next version of an AI game master or lead an AI specialist doing so
- Develop and maintain backend systems using TypeScript, serverless functions, PostgreSQL, and real-time technologies
Requirements
- Senior backend and system architecture experience, including end-to-end ownership of a production system
- Experience building real-time or event-driven systems with attention to latency, retries, fallbacks, and cost
- Proficiency with TypeScript/Node.js and/or Python
- Production experience with LLMs, or the judgment to evaluate and lead AI engineering work
- High-level English proficiency
- Genuine interest in sports
Nice to have
- Experience with sports data providers such as Sportradar, LSports, Sportmonks, or API-Football
- Background in sports technology, gaming, or live events
- Experience shipping mobile apps to app stores
- Founding engineer or CTO experience
Benefits
- Paid initial pilot
- Potential equity
- Potential progression into a technology leadership role