Betr5mo ago

Senior Backend Engineer (PHP/Python)

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Overview

ABOUT BETR Founded in 2022 by Joey Levy and Jake Paul, Betr has built the world's first real money gaming super app. Our product suite spans Picks, Social Sportsbook, Social Casino, and Arcade, with Predictions launching later this year.

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ABOUT BETR

Founded in 2022 by Joey Levy and Jake Paul, Betr has built the world's first real money gaming Super App. The Betr Super App currently consists of Picks, Social Sportsbook, Social Casino, and Arcade - and will soon include Prediction Markets alongside other new products. Betr has one million paying users and is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry.

Betr is also the world's most followed real money gaming brand on social media.

About the role:

The Betr team is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join their team. The primary focus of this role will be contributing to the development and expansion of our current Laravel-based betting platform, utilizing your strong PHP skills. Additionally, this role will involve working with Python on various internal tools.

You will be working alongside a team of experienced PHP developers who are responsible for handling the core business functions of Betr's gambling application. We are also looking for candidates with an interest in DevOps, who are passionate about improving deployment pipelines and infrastructure. Please note that this position is specifically for backend development and does not involve any frontend work. Join us and be a part of an exciting team working on cutting-edge technology!

Build amazing consumer experiences, taking responsibility for code quality, scalability, reliability and performance

Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications

Excel in working in a collaborative team environment (5+ developers) on a large-scale PHP/Laravel codebase

Have strong communication skills, the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts across teams, & understand the value of over communication (engineering teams succeed and fail based on the level of communication)

Practice disciplined software engineering, are passionate about writing clean, readable code, & are constantly striving to improve the code you encounter

Have experience working in a scrum environment, understand, and want to contribute to our continuous efforts to improve our development infrastructure and processes

Have the ability to work remotely on complex problems

Be a self-starter with a positive attitude!

7+ years of professional backend development experience

Expert-level proficiency in PHP and deep experience with the Laravel framework

Professional experience or strong proficiency in Python

Understand the value of writing unit tests

Experience working remote

Knowledge of database design and SQL

Detail oriented with the ability to manage & ensure quality work (completeness & accuracy)

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively

Self-motivated and able to drive initiatives from end-to-end

An entrepreneurial mindset with excellent organizational skills, the ability to be flexible, & prioritize responsibilities

An interest in or experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)

Experience with asynchronous programming

Experience with Kotlin or Java

A lifelong, passionate sports fan with a deep understanding of how to engage fans

Betr provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We deeply understand the value of bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply

Thank you for your interest in Betr. We look forward to reviewing your application.