Senior Backend Engineer, Sports and Prediction Markets, Golang

Job overview

The Senior Backend Engineer, Sports and Prediction Markets, Golang role is listed in San Francisco, CA; the work arrangement is not specified. Compensation is $160,000–$200,000 per year. The role supports OG.com’s CFTC-regulated prediction market platform, which operates on the North American Derivatives Exchange. The engineer builds and optimizes scalable backend services for trading and sports applications, embeds sports-domain knowledge into platform features, and resolves infrastructure bottlenecks. The work supports reliable, high-throughput services and real-time sports data and prediction-market functionality.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and optimize backend services and distributed systems in Golang
• participate in architecture decisions, design reviews, coding, and code reviews
• develop features for prediction markets and real-time sports data
• diagnose and resolve architectural bottlenecks
• provide high-tier operational support for real-time client issues.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior backend engineer

sports and prediction markets

golang

san francisco ca

crypto.com

full-time

backend systems

distributed systems

real-time sports data

prediction markets

postgres

redis

kafka

$160k–$200k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Annual leave, 401(k) with employer match, eligible company-sponsored health, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance, flexible work hours and hybrid setup, and internal mobility opportunities.

Why this role

The role focuses on 24/7 high-throughput infrastructure and sports-domain systems. Golang, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka proficiency is preferred; the posting also describes hybrid work flexibility among benefits.

About the employer

Crypto.com is hiring for this role. Industry: Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation. Sector: 52.