Own feature development within Go-based services that power PrizePicks’ core platform
Deliver complex work end-to-end
Guide junior engineers
Contribute to architectural decisions
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and QA
Participate in on-call rotation
Document technical decisions and system architecture

3–5 years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful time building Go services
History of delivering complex features within a software team to drive business outcomes
Experience breaking down ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans
Advanced proficiency in Go — you write clean, idiomatic, production-quality code and understand Go’s concurrency model well
Strong SQL skills — schema design, query optimization, and understanding of performance characteristics at scale
Experience designing and building RESTful and/or gRPC APIs
Solid testing practices — unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies
Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
Autonomous — you can take an ambiguous problem and drive it to a well-defined solution
Comfortable providing and receiving direct technical feedback
Strong written communicator, especially important in a fully remote environment
Able to balance deep technical work with collaborative design and planning

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

Software Engineer III – GO

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