5 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or New York, NY, USASenior / Staff+
Base Salary
$180k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and own the data models, services, and APIs for fantasy leagues, rosters, drafts, waivers, trades, matchups, and scoring.
- Scale real-time scoring by ingesting live stat feeds and delivering updates quickly and accurately to millions of rosters and open app sessions.
- Ship product features end to end in collaboration with designers and mobile and web engineers.
- Maintain production health through monitoring, profiling, and capacity planning before seasonal traffic peaks.
- At Staff level, own system architecture, improve design and code review quality, and help engineers ship at scale.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of backend engineering experience; Staff candidates need at least 8 years and a track record of architectural ownership at scale.
- Experience building and operating consumer products used by millions of users.
- Experience shipping end-to-end product features rather than only infrastructure.
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, data modeling, caching, queues, and real-time fan-out correctness.
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend language such as Elixir, Go, Java, Python, Rust, or Node.
- Ability to explain technical decisions, tradeoffs, and individual contributions clearly.
- Interest in or familiarity with sports and fantasy sports.
- Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area or New York City and work hybrid.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary of $180,000–$300,000 per year, excluding stock options and benefits.
- Equity.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k).
- Generous paid time off.
- Hybrid work policy for the San Francisco Bay Area or New York City.
- Opportunities for fast career growth in a high-impact role.
About Sleeper
Sleeper builds a social fantasy sports and real-money gaming app where friends run season-long leagues, play pick’em contests, and chat around live sports. It serves sports fans on mobile and web and monetizes through real-money games and in-app transactions. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Las Vegas, the privately held company’s platform combines fantasy league management, real-time interactions, and payments infrastructure, including products like Sleeper Picks.