Senior Front End Engineer (React/Typescript) at PrizePicks

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 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

Software Engineers at PrizePicks work to develop, maintain and test software within the PrizePicks ecosystem. Software Engineers work closely with Product Managers, Designers and other Software Engineers to solve product challenges and technical challenges to achieve desired business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain a high bar for quality
Collaborate with team members to solve technical and product challenges
Develop product features and technical improvements to the PrizePicks ecosystem
Develop unit or end-to-end testing for the PrizePicks ecosystem
Follow best practice guidelines for maintainability and style
Participate in on-call incident rotations
Participate in code reviews
Studies and learns previous software patterns in the PrizePicks ecosystem

Senior Responsibilities

Advocate for improvements that have an impact across your team
Collaborate with the team on larger projects
Diagnose and fix performance and optimization problems
Define, advocate and improve best practices for maintainability and style
Define a technical path from product idea to deployment
Provide mentorship to Software Engineers I, II, and III across your team
Ship features and improvements to the PrizePicks ecosystem with little to no guidance from across the team
Solve product challenges and technical problems of high scope and complexity

Requirements

A kind and positive mindset
A passion to be better at your craft than the day before
A self-motivated and self-managing attitude
A sense of urgency to solve problems
Ability to clearly and concisely communicate about technical, and/or organizational problems and propose solutions
Ability to concisely communicate with other employees
Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization
Ability to work closely with other parts of the organization that may be outside of the Engineering organization
Ability to document guides for others in the Engineering organization
Comfort working in a fast paced industry where product or technical challenges may appear frequently
Comfort working with technical problems that might not always have an obvious solution
Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal

Qualifications

5 to 8 years of relevant work experience
Expert to mastery experience with:
JavaScript
TypeScript
React/JSX
HTML
CSS
History of owning product challenges and technical challenges in a team to drive a desired business outcome

Nice To Haves

Experience with in tech startups
Experience working with a remote team
Passionate about the daily fantasy industry
Any experience in the following technologies:
Kubernetes
Docker
Shell scripting
Linux or similar UNIX type operating systems

Where you’ll live:

This a remote position anywhere in the US is fine.

Working at PrizePicks:

The typical salary range for this position is $170,000 to $180,000 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.

Date Posted: June 12, 2025

First Extension: July 12, 2025

Second Extension: August 11, 2025

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 found in job post

401(k)