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title: 'Data Platform Engineer at PrizePicks'
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# Data Platform Engineer at PrizePicks

- **Company:** PrizePicks
- **Location:** Remote
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** http://prizepicks.com/position?gh_jid=7824471003

## Job description

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 550 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together?

As a Data Platform Engineer, you will contribute to building the modern Data platform at Prizepicks to scale and productionize our core data engineering, data analytics and machine learning capabilities. Your work will directly impact key metrics like Time-to-Bet, Deposit Velocity, and Platform Integrity by integrating robust, low-latency ML models across our sports betting and daily fantasy ecosystems.

What you’ll do:

- Build Scalable Data Platform: Design and build the Data platform for Batch and Streaming use cases. You will build and maintain a platform with cutting-edge technologies and enable data users by building data catalog and data lineage capabilities. You will be contributing to design and enforce robust data security architectures and controls.
- Real-Time data platform at Scale: Build platform for deploying low-latency services to pipe data for streaming or near real time use cases. You will power real-time decisions across the platform, from dynamic oddsmaking and risk analysis to smart deposit defaults.
- Data Platform Ops: You will champion best practices for model deployment, monitoring, and CI/CD for Data pipeline deployment. You will enable complete observability for batch and streaming data platform and ensure the availability of 99.99%

What you have:

- 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, with a proven track record of deploying and maintaining scalable Data platforms in high-traffic production environments.
- Proficient in streaming architectures (Kafka/Flink/PubSub) and building low-latency services to serve stream ingestion and processing, which will serve model inference in <100ms.
- Proficient with Containerization, Docker, Kubernetes and cluster-level management.
- Deep experience building a platform for managing the full Data lifecycle, including setting up a data exploration environment.
- Expert in coding with Python and Go. Deep experience with Cloud services, preferred with GCP services (BigQuery, Cloud Functions, GKE) or AWS equivalents.
- Excellent communication skills, stakeholder management and outstanding problem-solving skills.
- Extensive experience in Big data technologies like Spark, Flink, Kafka or Kinesis, Argo/Airflow, Polaris, OpenMetadata, Iceberg, Lakehouse, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Databases. Experience with building REST APIs, package management and have built libraries.
- Should have been a key contributor to projects through the entire development lifecycle from concept to release.

What makes you stand out:

- Experience implementing infrastructure while enforcing best practices for deployment of a large scale data platform.
- Background in Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), oddsmaking, or high-frequency trading.
- Experience building and scaling data platforms that successfully bridge batch historical data with real-time event streams.
- Enabling self-service for Data teams for pipeline development and deployment.
- Enabling AI agents for repetitive tasks and AI coding for faster and iterative software development.

Where you’ll live:

- While we prefer candidates based in Atlanta, we are open to qualified applicants from anywhere in the U.S. and are willing to consider remote candidates. #LI-Remote

Benefits you’ll receive:

In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks:

- 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

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

## About PrizePicks

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PrizePicks is America’s #1 daily fantasy sports (DFS) app, allowing users to make real-money predictions on player performances across major sports and culture events.
- **Entity Type**: Private (majority stake acquired by Allwyn International AG in 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- **Founded**: 2015 (founded as SidePrize LLC / Performance Predictions)
- **Founders**: Adam Wexler, Jay Deuskar

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) / Sports Gaming / Entertainment
- **Target Customers**: B2C — sports fans and casual gamers in the U.S. and Canada (available in 46 jurisdictions)
- **Mission**: "To create engaging, shareable prediction games within the sports and culture events fans love."

## Products & Services
- **PrizePicks App (iOS & Android)**: The core product — a skill-based DFS game where users pick "over/under" on player stats (points, rebounds, strikeouts, etc.) across MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA, soccer, esports, and more. Players compete against the numbers, not each other.
- **PrizePicks Arena**: A newer peer-to-peer fantasy sports game mode, launched to expand the social and competitive experience.
- **The Esports Lab**: A dedicated vertical for esports predictions, tapping into the growing gaming and esports audience.
- **Team & Culture Prediction Markets**: Launched in 2025, expanding beyond traditional player props into team outcomes and culture-event predictions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. In 2025, Allwyn International AG acquired a 62.5% stake, implying a significant valuation, though the exact figure is private.
- **Key Metric**: Over 10 million community members; billions paid out in winnings; #1 DFS app in the U.S. by user base.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Allwyn International AG (majority owner); partnerships with the NBA (Preferred Daily Fantasy Partner), Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Dallas Stars, and Atlanta Hawks.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Acquired by Allwyn International AG (2025) — a major global lottery and gaming operator.
  - New $25M headquarters in Atlanta (top two floors of an office tower), with plans to add 1,000 new jobs.
  - Named the fastest-growing sports company in the U.S. by Inc. 5000 (2022, 2023).
  - Ranked 8th fastest-growing company in North America (Deloitte Technology Fast 500, 2024).
  - Certified as a Great Place to Work (2025).

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-Mover in Pick’em Format**: PrizePicks popularized the simple "over/under" pick’em style, which is now the dominant format in U.S. DFS — far simpler than traditional salary-cap fantasy.
- **Scale & Reach**: Operates in 46 jurisdictions, covering over 60% of the U.S. population, including large markets like Texas, Florida, California, and Georgia (where sports betting is not yet legal).
- **Player-First Policies**: Known for industry-leading responsible gaming features, player-friendly promotions, and transparent terms.
- **Tech & Product Innovation**: Consistently wins awards for product experience (e.g., "Best Product Experience" at the EGR North America Awards, back-to-back).
- **Strong Brand & Community**: 10M+ community members; #1 Free Sports App on the Apple App Store.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic Expansion**: Continuing to expand into new U.S. states and potentially international markets via Allwyn’s global network.
- **Product Diversification**: Growing beyond traditional player props into team markets, culture predictions, and peer-to-peer gaming (PrizePicks Arena).
- **Deepening Sports Partnerships**: Extending partnerships with major leagues (NBA, MLB, NHL teams) to drive brand trust and user acquisition.
- **Headcount & Office Growth**: Investing in a massive new Atlanta HQ and hiring 1,000+ new employees across Engineering, Product, Marketing, and IT.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Strong emphasis on "people-first" culture with core values: *Play As A Team, Accept Audibles, Leave It All On The Field, Let It Fly*. Recognized as a Great Place to Work (2025).
- **Work Policy**: Flexible — hybrid model with a flagship Atlanta HQ (West Midtown) and remote options. Remote employees can travel to HQ for team connection.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Competitive salary, bonus program, comprehensive health insurance, retirement savings with company match, flexible PTO, paid parental leave, pet insurance, telemedicine, behavioral health benefits, and family planning support.
- **Office Life**: Atlanta HQ features regular team outings, intramural sports, community service events, weekly Pickleball, catered lunches, and trips to Braves/Hawks games.
- **Growth Trajectory**: High-growth environment (fastest-growing sports company in the U.S.) with massive investment from Allwyn — strong job security and upward mobility.
- **Engineering Culture**: Product-driven, fast-paced, and focused on innovation (peer-to-peer, esports, AI-driven predictions). Engineers work on high-scale consumer apps with millions of users.

## Sources
1. [PrizePicks About Page](https://www.prizepicks.com/about)
2. [PrizePicks Careers Page](https://www.prizepicks.com/careers)
3. [PrizePicks Current Openings](https://www.prizepicks.com/jobs)
4. [PrizePicks Press Release - Great Place to Work 2025](https://www.prizepicks.com/press-news/prizepicks-earns-2025-great-place-to-work-certification)
5. [Crunchbase - PrizePicks](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/prizepicks)

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