Software Engineer III; Ruby on Rails

At Prize Picks, 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?

Atlanta, GA preferred, Remote

At Prize Picks, 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?

At Prize Picks, 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 Software Engineer III to join our Gamification team and help us continue to build the future of fantasy sports.

We are seeking a Software Engineer III with strong Ruby on Rails expertise to join our [team name] team. In this role, you will own feature development within Rails-based backend services that power Prize Picks’ core platform — including customer rewards, incentives and our loyalty program. You will own the delivery of complex work end-to-end, begin guiding junior engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions that shape your team’s systems.

This is a role for someone who can break down hard problems, deliver high-quality solutions, and start having influence beyond their own code.

• Own feature development :
  Take ownership of features end-to‑end — from technical design through delivery — breaking complex projects into well-scoped, deliverable pieces.
• Write high-quality code :
  Produce Ruby code that is idiomatic, performant, well‑tested, and raises the bar for the codebase.
• Contribute to architecture :
  Participate in team‑level architectural decisions around data modeling, service boundaries, API design, and background processing patterns.
• Improve quality proactively :
  Identify opportunities to improve code quality, performance, reliability, and developer experience — and act on them.
• Guide junior engineers :
  Provide technical guidance to Software Engineers I and II through thorough code reviews, pairing sessions, and design feedback.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally :
  Work with Product, Design, and QA to validate technical decisions and ensure alignment between product goals and implementation.
• Participate in on‑call rotation :
  Take increasing ownership of incident response, contributing to root cause analysis and systemic improvements.
• Build team knowledge :
  Document technical decisions, data models, and service patterns to strengthen your team’s shared understanding.

Experience:

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful time building Ruby on Rails applications
• History of delivering complex features within a software team to drive business outcomes
• Experience breaking down ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans
• Exposure to large-scale, high-throughput distributed systems — you understand the challenges of…