Senior Backend Engineer (Sports & Prediction Markets) – Golang
cryptocomOak Park, IL
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As a Mid-to-Senior Backend Engineer, you will scale and maintain our 24/7 high-throughput infrastructure, with a focus on expanding core domains into the sports and prediction ecosystem. You’ll work within a fast-paced, startup-minded team to keep transactional networks reliable and live across the globe. You’ll serve as a technical domain expert for sports-related features, real-time data feeds, and prediction markets, shaping scalable backend systems. This role offers meaningful impact by strengthening our sports-domain capabilities within Crypto.com’s growing platform.
Compensation / Benefitscompetitive salary 401(k) with employer matchhealth, dental, vision, life/disability insuranceflexible hours and hybrid/remote setupinternal mobility programbirthday/work anniversary leave
Responsibilities Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend services and distributed systems in Golang Propose architectural decisions and participate in design reviews; implement features Embed sports-domain knowledge into core backend for prediction markets and real-time data feeds Identify and resolve bottlenecks in a high-concurrency infrastructure Provide high-tier operational support to ensure flawless system availability
Key requirements Backend system development experience (mid-to-senior)Experience with Sports systems, Sportsbooks, Prediction markets, or high-velocity sports-data infrastructure Proficiency in Golang, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka Elite communication and stakeholder management across global teamscross-functional collaborationstakeholder managementproblem-solving under pressure Golang Postgres Redis
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Experience level
Senior
Location
Oak Park, IL
Occupation
Software Developers
Industry
Custom Computer Programming Services
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