Senior Backend Engineer – Sports & Prediction Markets (Golang)

Job overview

The Senior Backend Engineer – Sports & Prediction Markets (Golang) role is listed in United, WV, and the posting describes a hybrid setup; compensation is $160,000–$200,000 per year. The role supports OG.com, a CFTC-regulated prediction market platform acquired by Crypto.com. The engineer builds and operates scalable backend services for trading and sports applications, embedding sports-domain knowledge into platform features. The work supports reliable, high-throughput systems and real-time customer operations across the prediction-market ecosystem.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend services and distributed systems in Golang
• contribute to architecture decisions, design reviews, coding, code review, and feature delivery
• build features for prediction markets, real-time sports data feeds, and interactive mechanics
• diagnose and resolve architectural bottlenecks
• provide high-tier operational support for complex real-time client issues and system availability.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior backend engineer

sports

prediction markets

golang

united wv

crypto.com

backend systems

distributed systems

real-time sports data

postgres

redis

kafka

$160k–$200k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Annual leave including birthday and work anniversary
• 401(k) with employer match
• eligible group health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• flexible work hours and hybrid setup
• internal mobility program.

Why this role

Focus on sports systems, sportsbooks, prediction markets, or high-velocity sports-data infrastructure; Golang, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka are noted.

About the employer

Crypto.com is hiring for this role. Industry: International, Secondary Market, and All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation. Sector: 52.