Software Engineer III, Ruby on Rails

🔥 13 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $145k - $165k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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PrizePicks

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201 - 500 employees

🎮 Gaming

⚽ Sports

Gaming • Sports

PrizePicks is an innovative platform that offers a dynamic and interactive way to engage in daily fantasy sports and esports. Users can make predictions on player performances across various sports, including NFL, NBA, MLB, CFB, and more, with the opportunity to win up to 1000x their entry fee. PrizePicks operates legally in 43 U. S. states, Washington D. C. , and Canada, providing a wide range of betting options, including Pick 'Em and Pick 'Em Arena, where users compete against each other for cash rewards. The company emphasizes user engagement with features such as recurring promos and the Streak game, which is free to play and allows participants to earn by building daily win streaks. PrizePicks ensures secure transactions and fast payouts, enhancing user experience and satisfaction in the sphere of real money sports betting.

📋 Description

• Own feature development end-to-end, from technical design through delivery • Break complex projects into well-scoped, deliverable pieces • Write idiomatic, performant, well-tested Ruby code • Contribute to architectural decisions involving data modeling, service boundaries, API design, and background processing • Improve code quality, performance, reliability, and developer experience • Guide junior engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and design feedback • Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA to align product goals and implementation • Participate in the on-call rotation, incident response, root cause analysis, and systemic improvements • Document technical decisions, data models, and service patterns • Build Rails-based backend services supporting customer rewards, incentives, and the loyalty program

🎯 Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful time building Ruby on Rails applications • History of delivering complex features within a software team to drive business outcomes • Experience breaking down ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans • Exposure to large-scale, high-throughput distributed systems serving millions of users in real time • Advanced proficiency in Ruby on Rails • Strong PostgreSQL skills, including schema design, query optimization, migrations, and performance characteristics at scale • Experience designing and building RESTful APIs within Rails • Solid testing practices using RSpec or Minitest, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies • Familiarity with background job processing, such as Sidekiq • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows • Ability to work autonomously on ambiguous problems • Comfortable providing and receiving direct technical feedback • Strong written communication skills in a fully remote environment • Ability to balance deep technical work with collaborative design and planning • Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; PrizePicks cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa

🏖️ Benefits

• 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