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# Gamification Senior Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) at PrizePicks

- **Company:** PrizePicks
- **Location:** Remote
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** http://prizepicks.com/position?gh_jid=7984095003

## 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?

Senior Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

Atlanta, GA preferred, Remote

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 450 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?

## Overview

At PrizePicks, we are changing the game in daily fantasy sports. We are a passionate team of innovators dedicated to creating a best-in-class experience for our members. Our engineering team builds and scales the platform that powers our explosive growth — from real-time contest engines to the services that handle millions of daily transactions. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Gamification team and help us continue to build the future of fantasy sports.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Ruby on Rails to join our Gamification team. In this role, you will design, build, and own critical Rails-based backend services that power PrizePicks’ core platform. You will tackle high-scope, complex technical problems, define the technical path from product idea to production, and mentor engineers across your team and the organization. This is a role for someone who thrives on solving hard backend problems and wants to have a direct impact on a product used by millions.

## What You’ll Do

- Design and build backend services: Architect and implement Rails-based services that are performant, scalable, and reliable, supporting high-throughput workloads and complex business logic.
- Own technical delivery: Lead the technical design and implementation of complex features end-to-end — from product requirements through deployment and monitoring.
- Drive system reliability: Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimize database queries, and improve the resilience of backend systems under load.
- Define technical direction: Propose and drive architectural decisions for your team’s services, evaluating tradeoffs and communicating recommendations clearly.
- Mentor and elevate: Provide hands-on mentorship to Software Engineers I, II, and III on your team and in the organization through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
- Improve engineering practices: Define, advocate for, and improve best practices around code quality, testing, observability, and deployment for your team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and other engineering teams to translate product goals into well-scoped technical solutions.
- Participate in on-call rotation: Share responsibility for production incidents, contributing to root cause analysis and long-term reliability improvements.

## What You Have

- 5–8 years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time building production Ruby on Rails applications
- Proven track record of owning and delivering complex, multi-component features in a team environment
- Experience designing and operating backend systems that handle significant scale and complexity

Technical Skills:

- Expert-level Ruby on Rails proficiency — you understand the framework deeply, write idiomatic Ruby, and know when to leverage or work around Rails conventions
- Strong proficiency with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning at scale
- Solid understanding of API design — RESTful services, serialization strategies, and versioning
- Experience with background job processing (Sidekiq or similar) and asynchronous workflows
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Understanding of observability practices — logging, metrics, tracing
- Working knowledge of Go — our backend includes significant Go services, and cross-stack capability is valued at this level

Working Style:

- Comfortable working autonomously with minimal direction on ambiguous problems
- Effective communicator who can articulate technical decisions to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in a fully remote engineering organization
- Able to context-switch between deep technical work and collaborative planning

What Makes You Stand Out

- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools across the development lifecycle — coding, planning, scoping, and code review
- Experience integrating AI tooling into engineering workflows to accelerate team productivity

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

Working at PrizePicks

The typical salary range for this position is $175,000 to $185,000. At PrizePicks, we consider your role, level, and where you’ll be working when determining our salary ranges. The compensation info you see on our job postings gives you an idea of the starting pay range for the position. Your actual pay within that range will depend on your specific work location, as well as your skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter will be happy to chat more about the specific pay range for your location and how we arrived at it during the hiring process.

This application period will remain open for 30 days. We’re committed to finding the best candidate, so this date may be adjusted, and any changes will be reflected in this posting.

## 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.

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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