Staff Backend Engineer, Real-Time Prediction Markets

Robinhood; Town of Niskayuna (NY); Híbrido; USD 230.000 - 270.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonus programs

Equity ownership

401(k) matching

Health insurance (100% for employees)

Descripción de la vacante

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the technical roadmap for core Prediction Markets backend systems, enabling scalable real-time trading at scale.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture improvements, and collaborate with product and leadership to align technical direction with business goals. This hybrid role requires strong leadership and deep backend expertise.

Formación

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with a strong track record at IC6 / Staff Engineer scope or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, distributed systems - designing for high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Experience with or genuine interest in prediction markets, sports betting, fantasy sports, trading platforms, or financial exchange systems.
• Strong technical leadership skills - you've driven engineering excellence roadmaps and influenced cross-functional outcomes without formal authority.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable engaging with product, leadership, and engineering stakeholders.
• B2C product experience and an understanding of what it means to build for millions of end users.

Responsabilidades

• Own the technical roadmap for core Prediction Markets backend systems - identifying gaps, setting priorities, and driving execution across the team
• Design and build highly scalable, low-latency backend services that support real-time trading and event resolution at scale
• Lead engineering excellence initiatives: code quality, reliability, observability, and system resilience across the stack
• Partner with product, platform, and other engineering teams to align technical direction with business goals
• Mentor and level up engineers across the team, setting the technical bar and fostering a culture of ownership
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and shaping the engineering culture as the team scales

Conocimientos

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Descripción del empleo

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the technical roadmap for core Prediction Markets backend systems, enabling scalable real-time trading at scale.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture improvements, and collaborate with product and leadership to align technical direction with business goals. This hybrid role requires strong leadership and deep backend expertise.